The Mercury Rajasthan surged to nearly 50 as many regions are experiencing sweltering heatwaves.
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Sunday said the entire state has come under a heatwave and has applied the ‘red’ alert. The Rajasthan government is making every effort to provide relief to the people.
He noted that the entire country, especially Rajasthan, is struggling with the scorching heat.
The maximum temperature is likely to drop by 2-3 degrees in some parts of the state from May 29.
Sharma on Sunday reached Jaipur’s Central Park and interacted with locals about the temperature.
“Round-the-clock monitoring is being done to ensure the availability of electricity and water. People should not face any problems. Hence, the leaves of officers and personnel of the Electricity, Public Health Engineering, and Medical departments have been cancelled,” CM informed the locals.
Sharma said the State government has made arrangements for the prevention and treatment of seasonal diseases. It has also arranged for medicine and water for livestock.
The Chief Minister also requested the public to make arrangements for water for animals and birds, wherever possible.
Sharma suggested that people should leave home only for essential work and take special care of their eating habits.
The Intense heat overcome across the state and the night temperature was recorded between 25.5 degrees Celsius (Sikar) and 35 degrees Celsius (Barmer) on Saturday.
Radheshyam Sharma, director of the Meteorological Office in Jaipur said that the maximum temperature is likely to rise by 1-2 degrees in parts of Bikaner, Jaipur, Bharatpur, and Kota divisions in the next 48 hours.
“There is a strong possibility that the ongoing intense heat wave and hot nights will continue for three days,” the official stated
Amid the temperature hoax in the state, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee President Govind Singh Dotasra has targeted Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma saying that instead of finding a solution to water and the electricity crisis in the state, he was busy with the elections campaign and rally for the Lok Sabha elections in the Other States.
