Lok Sabha Elections 2024: No Heatwave On 2nd Phase Vote, IMD To Have Special Forecasts For Polling
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that there is no major heatwave concern for phase 2 of the General Elections scheduled on?26th?of this month.?The IMD on Monday stated that the weather forecast is normal for the 13 states and Union Territories participating in this phase.
Heatwave in eastern India
The weather agency said that the intense heatwave scorching large parts of east India will continue for another five days.
The ongoing spell of?heat?wave, the second this month, is broiling parts of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand?and?Bihar.
Heatwave?conditions have been prevailing in Odisha since April 15 and the Gangetic West Bengal since April 17, according to the MeT department.
IMD heatwave prediction
In a statement, the MD said heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are expected in parts of West Bengal, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh?and?Jharkhand during the next five days.
High humidity could add to people's inconvenience in coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, West Bengal and Bihar, it said.
Substantially high night temperatures are likely in east Madhya Pradesh on April 22 and April 23. High night temperatures are considered dangerous because the body doesn't get the chance to cool down.
Increasing nighttime heat is even more common in cities because of the urban heat island effect, in which metro areas are significantly hotter than their surroundings.
Election-specific heatwave forecast?
Earlier, the IMD had?introduced specific heatwave forecasts for the 18th Lok Sabha elections.
The election-centric heatwave forecasts will be issued for all remaining six polling phases -- April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25?and?June 1.
High-level meeting on heatwave
Amid the concerns over?heatwave?and its health implications during the elections, officials from ECI, IMD, NDMA?and?MoHFW?had?discussed the situation.
The ECI has directed MoHFW to issue necessary instructions to health authorities in states to prepare for and extend assistance in case of heatwave conditions affecting election operations.
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