Farmer dies of heat stroke in Maharashtra
Mumbai Mar 30 PTI A 27-year-old farmer has died of heat stroke in Maharashtras Jalgaon district as parts of the state continue to witness heatwave conditions officials said on Wednesday An official at the Jalgaon district collectorate claimed this was probably the first such case during the current summer season in the state On Tuesday Jalgaon district located over 400 km from Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 418 degrees Celsius which was 25 degrees C higher than normal as per a report of the India Meteorological Department IMD The farmer Jitendra Sanjay Mali was on Tuesday afternoon rushed by some people to the Amalner rural hospital in Jalgaon where he was declared dead on arrival Dr Ashish Patil from the medical facility said Prima facie Mali died of heat stroke He was working in a farm and while going back home he fainted during the scorching heat The other farmers working nearby rushed him to the hospital but we could not save him Dr Patil said The IMD has predicted heatwave conditions in some parts of the country including Maharashtra over the next few days PTI ND GK GK
Mumbai Mar 30 PTI A 27-year-old farmer has died of heat stroke in Maharashtras Jalgaon district as parts of the state continue to witness heatwave conditions officials said on Wednesday An official at the Jalgaon district collectorate claimed this was probably the first such case during the current summer season in the state On Tuesday Jalgaon district located over 400 km from Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 418 degrees Celsius which was 25 degrees C higher than normal as per a report of the India Meteorological Department IMD The farmer Jitendra Sanjay Mali was on Tuesday afternoon rushed by some people to the Amalner rural hospital in Jalgaon where he was declared dead on arrival Dr Ashish Patil from the medical facility said Prima facie Mali died of heat stroke He was working in a farm and while going back home he fainted during the scorching heat The other farmers working nearby rushed him to the hospital but we could not save him Dr Patil said The IMD has predicted heatwave conditions in some parts of the country including Maharashtra over the next few days PTI ND GK GK
