By : Shrishti Mehra
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, DS Pai of the IMD stated that this year’s maximum temperatures could break the 2023 record.
While the India Meteorological Department has issued warnings about severe heatwaves in numerous regions of the country, an IMD official forecast that this year could be the warmest ever recorded.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, DS Pai of the IMD stated that this year’s highest temperatures could break the record set in 2023.
On Thursday, Odisha saw severe heatwave conditions, with the maximum temperature in Jharsuguda reaching 43.8 degrees Celsius, according to officials. Baripada reached 43.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Nuapada (43.5), Talcher (43.4), and Boudh (43.2).
According to the IMD, Bihar and Jharkhand will likely experience a heatwave in the coming five days. The IMD predicts heatwave-like weather in peninsular India during the coming week.
According to the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, the maximum temperature in Kendrapara, Cuttack, and Bolangir town was 43 degrees Celsius on Thursday.
According to officials, the maximum temperature will rise by 2-4 notches during the next four days.
Manorama Mohanty, Director of the Meteorological Centre, stated that the heatwave would persist across the state from April 26 to 29. Nine districts, including Gajapati, Ganjam, Balasore, and Mayurbhanj, have been placed on red alert due to a severe heatwave.
The state government has rescheduled summer vacations in schools run or assisted by it due to the extreme weather conditions in the southern and western districts of West Bengal caused by dry westerly winds and strong solar insolation, while many private educational institutions have either shifted to online classes or adjusted their timings.
The MeT department said that over the next three days, the maximum temperature over south Bengal will gradually rise by two to four degrees Celsius, with no significant change expected over the following two days. It stated that south Bengal’s areas will experience extreme hot conditions.
The MeT department encouraged people to avoid long periods of heat exposure and outdoor labor between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.