Severe heatwave conditions are likely to prevail over parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, and West Uttar Pradesh, over the next five days, the India Meteorological Department has said. Issuing a 'red alert' for the said states, the weather department also said the maximum daytime temperatures in several districts of these states may breach the 47 degrees Celsius mark,
India Today reports.
"Temperatures are currently above normal across North West India, and we had issued a 'red alert' for the region over the past two to three days," senior IMD scientist Naresh Kumar told news agency ANI.
"With regard to a state-wise forecast, we have issued a 'red alert' in Rajasthan for the next five days. The maximum temperature is likely to inch further up from 45 degrees Celsius and settle at 47 degrees Celsius," he said.
"In Punjab and Haryana, maximum temperatures have registered a marginal drop due to a prevailing western disturbance but they will increase gradually hereafter by two to three degrees, for which we have already issued a 'red alert' In neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, we have issued a 'red alert' for the next five days and an 'orange alert' for northern parts of Madhya Pradesh," Kumar said.
