The fierce heat of summer is going to start from today. Every year, the month of Jyeshtha is very hot because during this time the sun is in its most powerful form. These days the earth spews fire. This period is called Nautapa. Nautapa means 9 days of extreme heat. Nautapa has started from today. It will continue till 2 June.
New Delhi: In many parts of the country, severe heat wave continued for the 9th consecutive day today i.e. on Saturday and Nautapa has also started from today. Now it will continue till 2 June. During this time, the temperature in some parts of the country can go up to 49 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the Meteorological Department has issued a red alert of heat wave for Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana today i.e. on Saturday.
It is worth noting that the mercury in Phalodi of Rajasthan crossed 49 degrees Celsius, which is the highest temperature recorded in the country so far this year. According to official data, maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius or above was recorded at at least 23 places in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh last Friday.
Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh Due to this, today i.e. on Saturday 25 May, when crores of voters will come out to exercise their franchise in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, they may have to face severe heat. About 11.43 crore people are eligible to vote in the sixth phase, during which voting will be held on 58 seats in eight states and union territories. Meanwhile, the maximum temperature in Phalodi, Rajasthan was recorded at 49 degrees Celsius last Friday, which was the highest temperature so far this year. Apart from this, the temperature in Jaisalmer and Barmer of Rajasthan was recorded at 48.3 degrees and 48.2 degrees Celsius respectively.
The temperature in Maharashtra’s Akola and Jalgaon reached 45.8 degrees and 45.4 degrees Celsius. Whereas, Ratlam and Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh recorded maximum temperatures of 46.2 degrees and 46.3 degrees respectively. Along with this, the maximum temperature in Haryana’s Sirsa was recorded at 45.4 degrees, Punjab’s Bathinda at 44.8 degrees and Gujarat’s Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar recorded temperatures of 45.5 degrees Celsius. IMD has issued a ‘red’ alert for Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, western Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
It said that the night weather is also expected to be hot in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan in the next four days. The scorching heat is putting pressure on power grids and water sources are drying up, leading to drought-like conditions in some parts of the country. According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), amid the scorching heat in the country, the storage level of 150 major reservoirs continues to decline and has come down to 24 percent of the total storage capacity. The current water level has recorded a 21 percent decrease as compared to the water level during the same period last year. This information has come to light from official data.
Meanwhile, amid this scorching heat, the water level of the Yamuna river in Delhi has fallen, affecting the water supply in many areas of the capital. The maximum temperature in the capital Delhi was recorded at 41.7 degrees Celsius last Friday, which is one degree more than the normal for the season. The Meteorological Department has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for Saturday, during which the maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to reach 44 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature is expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius. However, there is no possibility of heat wave during this period. Amidst the scorching heat, all government and private schools in Indora, Fatehpur, Jawali and Nurpur sub-divisions of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh will remain closed today i.e. on 25 May.
