Rajasthan grapples with scorching heat, people try to protect themselves while going out
May 27, 2024
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 27 : The scorching heat continues in Rajasthan, with temperatures ranging between 45 and 49 degrees Celsius in most districts. Amidst the heat, people are coming out only when necessary, trying to protect themselves from the heat.
The biggest problem is faced by employees engaged in delivery work. They are forced to go out in the scorching heat. People venturing out in the afternoon can be seen covering their bodies to protect themselves from the sun.
While speaking with ANI, Pokhar Lal, who works as a delivery boy said, "I am facing a lot of trouble. The temperatures have reached 48 degrees Celsius and I try to find shade when I am working outside. I continuously drink water to protect myself from the heat."
Mohammad Ashraf, an e-rickshaw driver also asserted that temperature in Rajasthan is reaching 48 degrees Celsius and said, "It is difficult to leave home but still, for work, we have to."
Another commuter, Ashok asserted that the government should take measures to provide relief from the scorching heat. He said, "The condition of people in Jaipur is very bad. The government should do something. They should sprinkle water on the road... Even in these adverse weather conditions, we have to go outside for work. The students have to go outside for their studies."
Another commuter, Ram Singh Shekhawat, said that the students can fall sick amidst the weather and coaching institutes should declare holidays for some time. He said, "The way holidays have been declared for schools, the same way holidays should be declared for coaching institutes for some time or their timings should be changed. The students have to go outside in such bad weather and there are risks that they might fall sick."
As per the Met Centre Jaipur, in the last 24 hours, Phalodi recorded 49.8 degrees Celsius, Barmer 49 degrees Celcius, Jaisalmer 48.5 degrees Celsius, Churu 47.6 degrees Celsius, Pilani 47.4 degrees Celsius, and Jaipur 45.6 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department (IMD) took to its official X handle and posted, "Heatwave is likely at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and West Rajasthan on May 31, 2024."
In another post, IMD said, "Heatwave is likely at some places over West Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh, while at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, East Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on May 30, 2024."
