Gruelling heat tightens grip over North India

Gruelling heat tightened its grip over most parts of North India on Monday, killing two persons in Rajasthan as the mercury rose further at many places in the region.

New Delhi: Gruelling heat tightened its
grip over most parts of North India on Monday, killing two persons
in Rajasthan as the mercury rose further at many places in the
region with Sriganganagar in the desert state being the
hottest at 48.7 degrees.

Both the casualties, that of a rag picker and a sweeper,
occurred in Jaipur which sizzled at 45 deg Celsius, six degrees
above normal.

Pilani with a maximum of 47.5 degrees C was the second
hottest place in the desert state where no let-up in heat is
expected in the next 24 hours, the Met office said.

Delhi continued to reel under a combination of simmering
heat and high humidity, recording a maximum of 44.1 degrees
Celsius which though marginally lower than yesterday`s 44.8,
was still five notches above the normal for this time of the
season.

Churu, Bikaner, Kota, and Barmer in Rajasthan recorded a
maximum of 47.2, 46.6, 45.9, and 44.5 degrees respectively,
while Jaisalmer and Ajmer recorded day temperature of 44.2 and
43.4 degrees respectively.

Punjab and Haryana also sizzled with Hisar continuing
to be the hottest place in the region as it recorded a maximum
of 47.8 degrees C, two notches higher than yesterday`s
temperature 47.6 degrees.

Ambala and Karnal in Haryana also braved a hot day
recording a maximum of 42 and 40.4 degrees Celsius while
Chandigarh stood at 41.5 deg C, four degrees above normal.

In Punjab, blistering heat swept Amritsar at 43.8 deg C,
up by four degrees while Ludhiana was equally hot at 43.4 deg
C, four degrees above normal.

Scorching heat prevailed in Patiala as well, with the
maximum there settling at 42.1 deg C, four notches above
normal.

The Met office has forecast mainly sunny weather in the
region tomorrow.

Uttar Pradesh was no exception as it continued to reel
under hot and sultry weather conditions in the absence of rain
with Agra being the hottest recording a maximum of 46.6
degrees Celsius followed by Jhansi at 46.2 degrees C.

However, neighbouring Uttarakhand was lashed by storms
and rains which uprooted trees at various places killing a
woman in Dehradun.

Una in Shivalik foothills of Himachal Pradesh also
sizzled with mercury soaring to 44 degrees C, while Dharamsala
was the wettest place in the state with 42.6 mm of rains
during past 24 hours.

PTI

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