On June 20 there were 14 confirmed deaths due to heatstroke while nine people died due to suspected heatstroke. Uttar Pradesh is worst affected with 35 reported deaths. Delhi follows UP with 21 fatalities.
Along with the State government, Centre also stepped up preparations to deal with emerging situations in the wake of rising heatstroke cases. The officials have been asked to ensure the dissemination of the National Action Plan on Heat Related Illnesses to all districts and strengthen preparedness.
The health ministry has directed institutions to prioritise patient care and increase hospital bed availability. Meanwhile, Assam faces severe floods and landslides, affecting over 160,000 people and resulting in more than 30 deaths.
As many as five people have lost their lives in a day due to heatstroke in Delhi. The deceased were admitted to Safdarjung Hospital.
Bihar: Most fatalities were in Bhojpur, where five election duty officials succumbed. The Bihar government has started granting ex-gratia to the families of the deceased. Temperatures have exceeded 44 degrees Celsius in several areas, with Buxar recording 47.1 degrees on Thursday.
Bihar heatwave: Aurangabad Health Department said that the death toll due to heat wave conditions has reached 12, with more than 20 patients admitted in different hospitals across the district.
Ballia Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jayant Kumar said only two people have died due to heat stroke in the district till Sunday.
According to Circle Officer (Traffic) Pramod Yadav, Vinod Sonkar was on duty near the Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya on Sunday afternoon.
Lakhs of followers of Dharmadhikari attended the grand function held on a sprawling 306-acre ground in Kharghar amid soaring temperature.
The girl, who was a month shy of turning 7, was found by the US Border Patrol officials 27 kilometres west of Lukeville, Arizona on Wednesday, when temperature reached a high of 42 degrees Celsius.
New Delhi, July 17: Taking note of large scale deaths due to heat wave in various parts of country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked a Group of Ministers (GoM) to discuss and decide on
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