Delhi heatwave: Govt asks schools to close immediately for summer vacations
immediate effect," the government said, according to PTI. The strict direction came amid scorching heatwave conditions in Delhi, with the Najafgarh area of the national capital recording a temperature of 47.5 degrees Celsius, the highest in the country. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a Red alert for the next five days, predicting heat wave conditions in many parts of Delhi and high temperatures in other areas.
"A gradual rise by about 2-3°C in maximum temperatures is very likely over many parts of northwest and central India in the next five days," the IMD forecast said. A senior IMD scientist noted that severe heatwave conditions will prevail for the next week, and the weather department has issued weather alerts for different regions. "It is forecast that this situation will prevail for the next week.
This scenario will continue for the next 5 days in Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana. We have issued a red alert. A heatwave situation will exist in UP for the next 3-4 days.
Heatwaves will also prevail in North MP. We have issued an orange alert for the region," senior IMD scientist Naresh Kumar said. Milestone Alert!
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