New Delhi:
This April is too hot to handle, the whole country is reeling under severe heat wave. Most states are already experiencing temperatures above 40 degree Celsius. And it's not likely to get better any time soon.
There's no respite even in the hills. Shimla is scorching at 27 degree Celsius, which is 9 degrees above normal. In cities such as Delhi, Patna, Varanasi and Raipur temperatures are 5-7 degrees above normal.
The six hottest cities across the country are:
- Shimla 27 (+9)
- Delhi 41 (+5)
- Varanasi 44 (+6)
- Patna 43 (+6)
- Hyderabad 42 (+5)
- Raipur 44 (+6)
In Jharkhand's capital the blazing sun has thrown up some basic problems. The water table of many areas has gone down by as much as 400 meters, forcing the villagers to drink from potholes and gutters.
In Lucknow, mercury has touched 42.2 degrees. But no matter how high the mercury rises, hundreds of men across the city are busy building Mayawati's dreams.
"In this scorching heat, we feel nauseous, there's too much sweating. We're not able to work properly," said Ram Chand Yadav.
Tourists in Japiur are already experiencing a fierce Indian summer. Many of them have "applied sunscreen lotion", and are "wearing sun glasses".
But it's not all bad news. If the Meteorological Deportment is to be believed some parts of north India will get rain in the next few days.
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