Maharashtra: 27-year-old farmer dies of heatstroke in Jalgaon; IMD issues heatwave warning for several districts

Maharashtra: 27-year-old farmer dies of heatstroke in Jalgaon; IMD issues heatwave warning for several districts

Sherine RajUpdated: Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 11:33 PM IST
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A heatwave warning has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), for most parts of Maharashtra, in the next few days. This means the maximum temperatures in these areas will rise by 2-3 ⁰C in this period.

Heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail in isolated pockets of Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and parts of Vidarbha for 2-3 days. The maximum temperatures in these regions will remain above normal. The districts most likely to be hit are Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani and Hingoli.

Already, the above-normal temperatures have claimed one life. According to PTI, a 27-year-old farmer died of heatstroke on Tuesday in Jalgaon, as parts of the state continued to witness heatwave conditions, officials said on Wednesday.

The farmer, Jitendra Sanjay Mali, was rushed to the Amalner rural hospital in Jalgaon where he was declared dead on arrival, Dr Ashish Patil from the medical facility said.

“Prima facie, Mali died of heatstroke. As he was returning home after work, he fainted in the scorching heat. The other farmers working nearby rushed him to the hospital, but we could not save him,” Dr Patil said.

An official at the Jalgaon district collectorate claimed this was probably the first such case during the current summer season in the state.

On Tuesday, Jalgaon recorded a maximum temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius, which was 2.5 degrees C higher than normal, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

For the coming days, the IMD has cautioned that there will be a marked rise in temperatures with tolerable heat conditions for the general public but it could be a health concern for vulnerable sections of the population like infants, the elderly and people with chronic diseases.

People are advised to avoid heat exposure, wear lightweight, light-coloured, loose cotton clothing and cover their heads when out in the sun.

The maximum temperature observed over Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada in the last 24 hours was in Solapur, at 42.8 ⁰C whereas other regions with temperatures above the 40 ⁰C mark were Nanded (41.6 ⁰C), Parbhani (41.0 ⁰C), Malegaon (41.0 ⁰C), Osmanabad (40.8 ⁰C) and Sangli (40.3 ⁰C).

In Mumbai, a maximum temperature of 34.2 ⁰C was recorded in Colaba while in Santacruz, it was 34.1 ⁰C on Wednesday.

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