Heat wave continues in Punjab Haryana. A sharp rise in temperature was seen in Punjab on Tuesday. The temperature here reached around 50 degrees Celsius. Bathinda once again remained the hottest. For the first time in the season, 49.3 degrees Celsius was recorded here. It was 8.5 degrees Celsius above normal. The temperature here on Monday was 48.4 degrees Celsius.
Red alert issued in 6 districts
Today is the fifth day of Nautapa. The Meteorological Department has also issued a red alert in Punjab on Wednesday. According to the information released by the department, red alert has been issued in 6 districts today. There will be red alert in Firozpur, Fazilka, Faridkot, Muktsar and Bathinda. While Orange Alert has been issued in the entire state. At the same time, today a drop of 1 to 2 degrees will be seen in all cities.
Know the temperature of cities of Punjab
Bathinda 49.3
Pathankot 47.7
Firozpur 46.9
Faridkot 46.0
Amritsar 46.6
Patiala 46.6
Chandigarh 46.2
Ludhiana 46.2
Mohali 44.9
Gurdaspur 44.0
Jalandhar 43.9
Sirsa of Haryana is the second hottest district of the country
Sirsa in Haryana remained the second hottest district in the country on the fourth day of Nautapa. The maximum temperature recorded here was 50.3 degrees. Churu of Rajasthan is in first place. The maximum temperature recorded there has been 50.5. After Sirsa, the temperature of Balsamand of Hisar was recorded at 49.3 degrees and Nuh at 49 degrees.
3 died in Rohtak-Hisar
3 people have died in Haryana due to heat and wave. Two days ago, a 70-year-old man died of dehydration in Hansi. A day earlier, in Bharat Nagar, Hisar, 24 year old Pawan felt dizzy while descending the stairs in the afternoon. After vomiting, he was admitted to the hospital, where he died.
Heat wave alert in 9 districts of Himachal
The heat is continuously increasing in the plains of Himachal. Yellow alert of heat wave has been issued in 9 districts except Chamba, Lahaul Spiti and Kinnaur. With this, the temperature of Una has reached 45 degrees Celsius. The temperature in many cities is up to 7 degrees above normal. The temperature of Hamirpur has increased by 6.8 degrees as compared to normal.
51 people lost their lives due to heat
On Tuesday, Churu in Rajasthan recorded the highest temperature in the country at 50.5 degrees. Earlier, Phalodi in Rajasthan had been the hottest city in the country for three consecutive days. Here the temperature was recorded at 50° on Saturday, 51° on Sunday and 49.4° on Monday. The temperature here was 49° on Tuesday. On Tuesday, 16 people died due to heat in Rajasthan. The death toll due to heat in the state has reached 51.