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Andhra sizzles under scorching sun, heatwave warning for 234 mandals

APSDMA MD R Kurmanadh said 61 of the 234 mandals are likely to experience severe heat waves while 173 have been forecast to witness heat waves.

ByPTI

Published Apr 30, 2024 | 10:42 AM ⚊UpdatedApr 30, 2024 | 10:46 AM

Since the beginning of April, temperatures of 40 to 42 degrees Celsius have been recorded in many parts of the country. (iStock)

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The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority has said 234 mandals across the state are likely to suffer heatwaves on Tuesday, 30 April.

In an official statement, APSDMA managing director R Kurmanadh said 61 of the 234 mandals are likely to experience severe heatwaves while 173 have been forecast to witness heat waves.

“Severe heatwaves have been forecast for Srikakulam district (13 mandals), Vizianagaram (24), Parvatipuram Manyam (14), Anakapalli (nine) and Padmanabham mandal in Visakhapatnam district,” he said in a press release.

Heatwaves are expected at 13 mandals in Srikakulam district, three in Vizianagaram, nine each in Alluri Sitaramaraju and Anakapalli, two in Visakhapatnam and one in Parvatipuram Manyam.

Similarly, heatwaves are likely in 19 mandals each of Kakinada and Palnadu, East Godavari (18), Prakasam (16), Guntur (15), Eluru (12), Krishna (10), Konaseema (seven), NTR (six), Bapatla and Tirupati (four each), West Godavari (three), Nellore (two) and Annamayya (one).

Meanwhile, the department highlighted that Atmakuru in Nandyala district logged a maximum temperature of 46 degrees Celsius on Monday, followed by Simhadripuram (45.9 C) in Kadapa district and Ramabhadrapuram (45.1 C) in Vizianagaram district.

According to officials, Kodumuru in Kurnool district registered a maximum temperature of 44.8 degrees Celsius on Monday, 29 April, followed by Saluru in Parvatipuram Manyam district at 44.5 degrees Celsius and Ravuru in Nellore district saw a high of 44.4 degrees Celsius.

Kurmanadh suggested people stay indoors between 11 am and 4 pm and appealed to the elderly and lactating women to take precautions.

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Raichur sizzles at 43 degrees Celsius

For the second consecutive day, the maximum temperature in Bengaluru city stayed at 38.5 degree Celsius, said CP Patil, Director of Meteorological Centre, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, whereas Raichur hit the highest in the state at 43 degrees Celsius.

IMD had earlier predicted that Bengaluru maximum temperature will touch 39 degrees Celsius today.

While the highest maximum temperature recorded in Karnataka was in Raichur at 43 degrees Celsius, other districts in North Karnataka, namely Haveri, Vijayapura, Bagalkote, Kalaburgi and Koppal, witnessed a maximum temperature of over 40 degrees Celsius.

In South Karnataka, Davangere and Chikkanahalli saw maximum temperatures go over 40 degrees Celsius.

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