New Delhi: Five people have died of heat stroke in Maharashtra and 40-plus temperatures have led to heat wave warning in parts of the state.
Districts in central and north Maharashtra are worst affected.
Village Bhira in Raigad district has been in the news for unusually high temperature at 46.5 degrees, but the Indian Meteorological Department says it will send a team to verify it.
Many other parts of India are suffering record temperatures at the start of summer.
The temperature in Ludhiana in Punjab is seven degrees above normal.
It is the hottest day of the year yet in Delhi, with the temperature six degrees above normal at 38.2 degrees Celsius.
There are predictions of a "mild heat wave" in Maharashtra and Gujarat. In the past few days, it has been hotter than 40 degrees in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.
Heat wave conditions will prevail at isolated regions in Gujarat before temperatures across the state return to normal in 2-3 days, according to the Met Department.
On Monday, the temperature in Ahmedabad touched 42.8 degrees, breaking a seven-year record for the month of March.
Districts in central and north Maharashtra are worst affected.
Village Bhira in Raigad district has been in the news for unusually high temperature at 46.5 degrees, but the Indian Meteorological Department says it will send a team to verify it.
Many other parts of India are suffering record temperatures at the start of summer.
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The temperature in Ludhiana in Punjab is seven degrees above normal.
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It is the hottest day of the year yet in Delhi, with the temperature six degrees above normal at 38.2 degrees Celsius.
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There are predictions of a "mild heat wave" in Maharashtra and Gujarat. In the past few days, it has been hotter than 40 degrees in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.
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Heat wave conditions will prevail at isolated regions in Gujarat before temperatures across the state return to normal in 2-3 days, according to the Met Department.
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On Monday, the temperature in Ahmedabad touched 42.8 degrees, breaking a seven-year record for the month of March.
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