Residents of the state should be prepared to bear the extreme heat, there will be no reduction in heat till April 25

A heatwave alert has been issued by the Meteorological Department as the heat level is increasing in the state. Due to the scorching heat, people have become cold. At that time, there is no sign that people will get relief from this scorching heat till April 25. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, severe heat is likely to prevail in the state till April 25. The temperature will be 2 degrees above the average temperature in the state.

According to weather expert Paresh Goswami, there will be no relief from the heat in the state till April 25. On the other hand, the temperature will be high in Amreli, Junagadh, Rajkot, Morbi and Surendranagar in Saurashtra. In Central Gujarat, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Anand and Kapdvanj will experience heat. Temperatures are likely to remain high in Himmatnagar, and Eider in North Gujarat.

Yellow heat alert in Saurashtra

Temperatures in 10 cities of the state are likely to touch 44 degrees or higher. Generally, the temperature in April days is 40 to 41 degrees. Instead, the temperature is likely to go up to 43 to 44 degrees. There is a possibility of intense heat even in May. According to weather experts, the round of heatwaves follows the pattern of 2016 and 2018. 2016, 2018 and 2024 have been the hottest cities in the past 10 years. In 2024, the temperature record has been broken in the third week of April.

Severe heatwave forecast in Bhavnagar

The Meteorological Department has predicted severe heatwave in Porbandar, Junagadh and Bhavnagar. While heatwave possibility has also been expressed in many areas of Kutch. Heatwaves are not to be taken lightly. Because, 295 persons have died due to heatwave in Gujarat in the last 11 years. This has been revealed in the National Crime Records Bureau's Accidental Death Report statistics from 2011 to 2022. 2015 saw the highest number of deaths at 52, compared to 45 in 2014.

It is scorching hot in Rajkot. Emergency calls to hospitals have increased due to heatstroke. In the last 48 hours, there have been 72 heat-related calls. Ambulance received more calls from 12 pm to 4 pm. Cases of headache, dizziness, fainting have increased. Cases of dehydration and chest pain have increased.

However, the relief is that there are chances of people getting partial relief from the scorching heat in the state in the next few hours. The Meteorological Department has predicted that the temperature will drop after the next 4 days.