2Photo© ndtv.comIntense Heatwave In East India To Continue For 5 More Days
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Monday that the extreme heat wave prevailing over a significant portion of east India will persist for another five days. This spell of scorching heat, the second this month, is affecting parts of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Bihar, among other states.
Heat-wave conditions have gripped Odisha since April 15 and Gangetic West Bengal since April 17, according to the Met department.
According to a PTI report, the IMD noted in an official statement that heat-wave to severe heat-wave conditions are anticipated in parts of West Bengal, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand over the next five days.