The India Meteorological Department forecast light rain with possibility of thunde﷽rstorm or lightning with slight heatwave conditions in Delhi for Friday.
The weather office said that partly cloudy skies and drizzle is possible in some areas during n🍨oon and evening. However, the IMD said that heatwave conditions will continue in the national caꦡpital till June 19.
Meanwhile, IMD's weather bulletin said that extremely heavy rain is also likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal a✅nd Sikkim on June 14 and during June 15-17.
Arunachal 🐼Prade♒sh, Assam, Meghalaya and Odisha are also very likely to receive isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall till June 17.
DELHI WEATHER
As heatwave conditions continued to boil most parts of the northern Indian cities, Delhi could get so🅰me respite from the intense heat with IMD predicting light rainfall for Friday.
The weather department forecast🔯 cloudy skies along with t♌hunderstorm and gusty winds in the national capital.
Meanwhile, a study said that over 80 per cent of the street vendors in Delhi reported a notable decline in their customers during the heatwave days in April-May, with around 50 per cent saw sig♈nificant income loss.
The study, involvin🥃g 721 street vendors, was conducted in April and May in various locations including Meena Bazaar, Old Delhi Railway Station area, Red Fort area, Nehru Place, Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar,🌺 Karol Bagh, India Gate, Janpath, Chandni Chowk, Sadar Bazar Road, Saket, Sarojini Market, among others.
Notably, seven out of eight women street vendors also reported experiencing high blood pressure, while women in the middle age group raised concern🅰s about their delayed menstrual cycle owing to the extreme heat.
HEATWAVE IN BIHAR, UTTAR PRADESH
The MeT office predicted heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in some some parts of Uttar Pradesh till June 17, while for Bihar during June 13-15.
Along with the national capital, neighbouring parts of UP and Bihar were also ♒in the grip of severe heatwave, with maximum temperatures crossing 46 degrees Celsius at several places🐲.
Buxar in Bihar witnessed 47.2 degrees Celsius, the highest in India on Th♔ursday, w𝕴hich was 8.9 degrees above the season normal.
According to the IMD, Odisha🥂 has experienced the highest amount of heatwave days, 27, between March 1 and June 9🐻. This was followed by west Rajasthan (23), West Bengal (21), Haryana-Delhi-West Uttar Pradesh (20), west Madhya Pradesh (19), Gujarat and east Rajasthan (17 days each).
NO RELIEF FOR HIMACHAL PRADESH
Hiꦫmachal Pradesh will experience no relief f💎rom the scorching heat in the next few days, as the weather office said that the heatwave conditions will continue till June 16.
The local MeT office said that the maximum and minimum temperatures will likely inᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚcreaseඣ in the next two to three days.
The weather station warned of heatwave conditions at isolated pockets in Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan, Kullu, Kangra, Sirmaur and Mandi districts till Sunday, Jun𓃲e 16.
Una and Neri were the hottest on Thursday with their maximum temperatures hitting 44.🌳6 degrees Celsius, whiꦡch was 6.2 degree above normal.
FLOOD ALERT IN WEST BENGAL; HEAVY RAINS IN SIKKIM
The West Bengal Irrigation department on Friday issued a flood alert in the northern districts of the state, after heavy rainfall caused devastation in neighbouring Sikkim.
The official said that the release of water from the barrages resulted in surging water level of the Teesta river and because of🤪 that there is a threat of flood in both sides of Teesta and Ja🐻lpaiguri districts.
"The water of Teesta is r꧅ising because of the release of water from barrages in Sikkim. Teesta is coming down with great speed and an alert has been issued in this regard. We have taken all precautionary measures. Leaves🐓 of all the officials have been cancelled," the official told PTI.
The Jalpaiguri administration also used public address system asking residents near Teest🎃a to move to a safer location, advising fishermen to not venture into the river.
"Everything from boats to rescue equipment has been kept ready. Reside🍃nts have been asked to leave river banks," said an official of the Jalpaiguri Sadar Sub-Divisional office.
M🤪eanwhile, incessant downpour triggered lan๊dslides in Sikkim, causing severe damage to the roads, vehicles and houses.
Sikkim Chie💞f Minister Prem Singh Tamang directed authorities, police and other officials to ensure quick response to any requirem🃏ents in the rescue and relief operations.
"Isolated extrඣemely heavy rainfall also likely over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on June 14 and during June 15-17," I🅠MD's bulletin said.
(With PTI inputs)
