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Sizzling summer hits normal life
A REMARKABLE increase in temperature during the last couple of weeks has compounded the miseries of the common people who are already reeling under severe water and power crises here.
A REMARKABLE increase in temperature during the last couple of weeks has compounded the miseries of the common people who are already reeling under severe water and power crises here.
Apart from maximum temperature, there is also a considerable increase in minimum day temperature due to which routine life has been adversely affected. A large number of patients of heat-borne diseases are being admitted to different hospitals across the district.
The maximum day temperature is recorded at more than 40 degrees Celsius since the first day of this month whereas the minimum temperature is also recorded at more than 20 degrees Celsius since May 1. May 1 was the hottest day of this summer as the maximum temperature was recorded 43.8 degrees Celsius. As per the meteorological department, the maximum day temperature was recorded 43.0 degrees at Celsius on Thursday whereas the minimum temperature was recorded 22.2 degrees Celsius.
As a result of this enormous increase in temperature, more than 100 patients suffering various heat-borne diseases are being admitted to different hospitals such as Shiv Prasad Gupta Divisional Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital (Ramnagar), Sir Sunderlal Hospital in BHU and all the community health centres and primary health centres across the district.
The sale of cold drinks such as lemon juice, cane juice, wood apple juice, coconut water and panna (juice of raw mango) etc have increased in the city. Almost all the roads either wore a deserted look or there was negligible traffic in view of soaring temperature on Friday noon.
However, those who dared to come out of their residences were seen covering themselves with umbrellas, scarves and towels etc to avoid the scorching heat.
Former faculty member at geophysics department of Banaras Hindu University and eminent meteorologist, Prof BRD Gupta said that this increase in temperature was a natural phenomenon. He said that the average maximum temperature in the month of May was 40.3 degrees Celsius and there was nothing unexpected in the weather scenario. He said that the temperature was likely to increase further in May as there was no sign of western disturbance.
