Telangana CM urges caution as heat wave intensifies across districts

Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has appealed to people to remain vigilant and take precautionary measures following the IMD warning of severe heat wave conditions.

In view of the prevailing severe heat wave conditions in North Telangana districts, the Chief Minister directed the officials concerned to take all necessary precautionary measures.

The authorities were instructed to ensure the availability of adequate ORS packets, supply of drinking water and uninterrupted power supply to the people.

According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), he directed the Medical and Health Department to provide better medical treatment to patients suffering from sunstroke and admitted to hospitals.

Local authorities were instructed to set up Chali Vendralu (free drinking water centres) in urban areas.

Appealing to people not to venture out of their houses and also avoid travelling during the afternoon hours, CM Revanth Reddy directed Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao to continuously monitor the situation in the respective districts and issue necessary guidelines to district Collectors to ensure the safety of people during summer.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heat wave alert for some districts for the next five days.

According to the IMD bulletin issued on Wednesday, heat wave conditions are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Jangaon and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri on Thursday (May 21).

Heat wave conditions are also very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Adilabad, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Jangaon, Nagarkurnool and Wanaparthy on Friday (May 22).

Meanwhile, heat wave conditions prevailed in some districts on Wednesday.

According to the Telangana Development Planning Society, 30 out of 33 districts recorded maximum temperatures of over 42 degrees Celsius, while 12 districts recorded maximum temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius.

Aliapur in Korutla mandal of Jagtial district was the hottest place with a maximum temperature of 45.9 degrees Celsius. Three places in Nalgonda, Nirmal and Siddipet districts recorded a maximum temperature of 45.8 degrees Celsius.

Velganoor in Mancherial and Eligaid in Peddapalli recorded 45.7 degrees Celsius.

Five places in the districts of Adilabad, Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Nizamabad and Rajanna Sircilla sizzled with a maximum temperature of 45.6 degrees Celsius.

–IANS

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