In its latest weather bulletin for the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a heatwave in parts of Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Telangana, with the maximum temperature likely to increase by at least 3 to 4 degrees.
As a result of the intense heat, the weather office has issued a heatwave alert for state’s Thane, Raigad districts, as well as parts of Mumbai from April 27 to 29.
This is the second heatwave alert issued for Mumbai and neighbouring regions this month.
On April 15 and 16, Mumbai and its neighbouring areas witnessed severe hot weather and temperatures in parts of Navi Mumbai reached 41 degrees Celsius.
According to the IMD bulletin, heatwave to severe heatwave conditions will continue in parts of West Bengal and Odisha for five days.
On Monday, Odisha state capital Bhubaneswar registered 43.8 degrees Celsius as the maximum temperature.
The weather bureau said the maximum temperature in Odisha will continue to exceed 40 degrees Celsius until April 28.
