Heatwave alert: IMD issues red alert for Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi
Heatwave alert: Punjab, Chandigarh and Haryana will witness heatwave to severe heatwave conditions for the next few days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The weather department on Thursday issued a red alert for five states - Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and forecasted severe heatwave conditions.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat are under orange alert on Thursday.
According to the IMD's weather report, heatwave conditions are expected in the Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh till May 26; in Delhi until May 23; in Uttar Pradesh from May 24 to May 26; and in Maharashtra until May 25.
The bulletin added, “Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions very likely in most parts of West Rajasthan; in many/some pockets over Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, East Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh during 22nd to 26th; in isolated pockets of northwest Madhya Pradesh & Delhi during 24th-26th May."
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