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Lucknow: The Meteorological Department has issued a heat wave warning for Monday in 18 districts of Uttar Pradesh. According to IMD, the day temperature in these districts will go above 40 degree Celsius. After this, it will rain in different areas of eastern and western Uttar Pradesh for five days from Tuesday evening.
The heatwave-hit districts are Banda, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Mathura, Agra, Firozabad, Etawah, Auraiya, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi, Lalitpur and surrounding areas.
Lucknow Meteorological Office in-charge Mohammad Danish said that in 12 of the 18 districts mentioned above, heatwave conditions continued on Saturday as well. IMD has issued a yellow alert for these 18 districts. A heatwave is declared when the maximum temperature is 40 degrees Celsius or more, or the temperature is 4.5 degrees above normal for two consecutive days. The day temperature in the districts of Uttar Pradesh was 3.5 degree Celsius above normal on Saturday.
Jhansi was the hottest day temperature in the state at 45.1 degrees Celsius, Prayagraj 44.8, Agra and Varanasi (BHU) 43, Kanpur 42.3, Lakhimpur Kheri, Fursatganj and Orai at 42 degrees Celsius. The maximum and minimum temperature in Lucknow was recorded at 40.1 and 24.4 degree Celsius respectively. The sky is expected to be mainly clear in the state capital.
The heatwave warning comes when most schools in the state are closed for summer vacations, including government primary and upper primary schools. The monsoon enters India around June 1. It arrives in Uttar Pradesh between June 18 and 20 through eastern districts like Ballia and Gorakhpur.
Former president of the Indian Medical Association, Lucknow branch, P.K. Make sure your water intake is consistent throughout the day, Gupta said. When leaving the house, drink an extra glass of water. Cover the head with cap/cotton cloth.
Meanwhile, as the heat poses a major health risk between 12 noon and 4.30 p.m., when the day temperature remains the highest, doctors said going outdoors during these hours should be avoided, if possible. N.S. Verma, senior faculty, King George`s Medical University (KGMU), said, “Try to keep outdoor work limited in these hours at least until the monsoon hits the region and humidity levels go up and the temperature falls a little.”
