HyderabadTelangana continued to reel in extreme heat on Wednesday, with as many as 19 districts recording maximum temperatures above 46 degrees Celsius and 82 places reporting heatwave conditions.
According to official data released by the Telangana State Development Planning Association, the highest temperature recorded till 5 pm on Wednesday was 46.5 degrees Celsius at Dilawarpur in Nirmal district. It was followed by 46.4 degrees Celsius in Dharmasagar in Hanamkonda district, Choppadandi in Karimnagar district, and Udela in Peddapalli district.
Likewise, Raikkal in Jagitial district, Jangaon town in Jangaon district, Pinupally in Khammam district, Asifabad in Kumuram Bhim district, Kottapally in Mancherial district and Balkonda in Nizamabad district recorded 46.3 degrees Celsius.
Several other parts of north Telangana recorded maximum temperatures ranging between 45.8 degrees Celsius and 46 degrees Celsius, the bulletin said, adding that the rest of the state recorded temperatures between 41 degrees Celsius and 45 degrees Celsius. Hyderabad also recorded maximum temperatures ranging from 41°C to 42.4°C.
The bulletin also stated that 82 places in 17 districts reported heatwave conditions, with Jangaon and Kumuram Bhim districts witnessing severe heatwave conditions.
Meanwhile, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy reviewed the prevailing heatwave situation in the state in an official meeting following a warning issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). He called on citizens to be careful and take precautionary measures.
According to an official statement, Revanth Reddy directed the officials to take all necessary precautionary measures and ensure availability of adequate ORS containers, drinking water supply and uninterrupted power supply to the residents.
The Prime Minister also directed the medical and health administration to provide better treatment for patients suffering from heatstroke who are admitted to hospitals. Local authorities were instructed to set up centers to supply free drinking water in urban areas.
Appealing to people not to step out of their homes and avoid traveling during the afternoon, Revanth Reddy directed Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao to continuously monitor the situation in the districts and issue necessary guidelines to the district collectors to ensure public safety during the summer.
