Mountains to Plains reel under heatwave
The Meteorological Department has issued a heat wave warning of extreme heat for the plains and mountain valley areas of Garhwal division. This situation may continue till June 7. According to the Meteorological Center located in Dehradun, the maximum temperature is expected to remain in the range of 40 to 42 degree Celsius at many places in the plain districts of the state for the next three to four days.
In mountainous areas, the temperature can remain between 28 to 30 degree Celsius in some areas up to two thousand meters in height. According to the department, there will be a heat wave condition at some places in the Garhwal division till June 7. On the other hand, there is a possibility of hailstorm in some districts of Kumaon division on June 5 and 6. Yellow alert has been issued for Kumaon region for hailstorm and strong winds.
These areas will be affected by heat wave: Srinagar, Satpuli, Gauchar, Rudraprayag, Karnprayag, Devprayag and Chinyalisaur areas of the valley in Garhwal division may be affected by heat wave. Apart from this, the heat wave will have more effect in the plains of Rishikesh, Kotdwar, Doiwala, Dehradun and Raiwala, Haridwar etc.
Dehydration can be a problem
According to Bikram Singh, Director of the Meteorological Department, crops, horticulture, plantation can be damaged in the conditions of heat wave and hailstorm. Due to extreme heat, crops and vegetables are likely to be affected. Due to the high temperature, people may have problems of dehydration. The Meteorological Department has advised the farmers to regularly irrigate the crops, keep a close watch on the incidents of forest fires from the state government, avoid working in the open in the afternoon from the common people.
