10 Jharkhand districts likely to experience heat wave from Wednesday
Ranchi Mar 28 PTI At least 10 districts in Jharkhand are likely to come under the tight grip of a heat wave for three days from Wednesday weather department officials said on MondayThe maximum temperature might touch 43 degree Celsius in some places they cautionedThe districts that could get affected by the heat wave are Garhwa Palamu Latehar Chatra Bokaro Dhanbad Simdega East and West Singhbhum and Seraikela-KharswanSC Mandal scientist at the meteorological centre of Ranchi told PTI Maximum temperature will rise across Jharkhand due to unrestricted flow of westerly and northwesterly winds from Gujarat Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh where heat wave conditions are already prevailing A heat wave is a period of unusually hot weather when the maximum temperature departure ranges between 45 and 64 degreesMandal said that maximum temperature may rise by three degree Celsius in Ranchi However a heat wave condition is unlikely in the state capitalRanchi is currently simmering at 354 degree Celsius 17 degree higher than the normal temperatureGodda turned out to be the hottest district with maximum temperature at 393 degree Celsius in past 24 hours Daltonganj simmered at 39 degrees Celsius and Jamshedpur at 388 degree Celsius during the periodOn the impact of the heat wave the meteorological centre said that it could lead to moderate health problems for infants the elderly and those with chronic diseasesIt advised people to drink sufficient water wear light-coloured cotton clothes and cover head with a cloth hat or umbrella it saidThe department in its bulletin said that the heat wave could also impact crops like wheat chickpea lentil pea mustard vegetables cucurbitaceous and summer riceIt suggested that optimum soil moisture be maintained by frequent irrigation and the crops which are ripe be immediately be harvested PTI SAN NAM RMS RMS
Ranchi Mar 28 PTI At least 10 districts in Jharkhand are likely to come under the tight grip of a heat wave for three days from Wednesday weather department officials said on MondayThe maximum temperature might touch 43 degree Celsius in some places they cautionedThe districts that could get affected by the heat wave are Garhwa Palamu Latehar Chatra Bokaro Dhanbad Simdega East and West Singhbhum and Seraikela-KharswanSC Mandal scientist at the meteorological centre of Ranchi told PTI Maximum temperature will rise across Jharkhand due to unrestricted flow of westerly and northwesterly winds from Gujarat Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh where heat wave conditions are already prevailing A heat wave is a period of unusually hot weather when the maximum temperature departure ranges between 45 and 64 degreesMandal said that maximum temperature may rise by three degree Celsius in Ranchi However a heat wave condition is unlikely in the state capitalRanchi is currently simmering at 354 degree Celsius 17 degree higher than the normal temperatureGodda turned out to be the hottest district with maximum temperature at 393 degree Celsius in past 24 hours Daltonganj simmered at 39 degrees Celsius and Jamshedpur at 388 degree Celsius during the periodOn the impact of the heat wave the meteorological centre said that it could lead to moderate health problems for infants the elderly and those with chronic diseasesIt advised people to drink sufficient water wear light-coloured cotton clothes and cover head with a cloth hat or umbrella it saidThe department in its bulletin said that the heat wave could also impact crops like wheat chickpea lentil pea mustard vegetables cucurbitaceous and summer riceIt suggested that optimum soil moisture be maintained by frequent irrigation and the crops which are ripe be immediately be harvested PTI SAN NAM RMS RMS
