The city called as Blazewada for being one of the hottest places during summer, has begun experiencing dry and hot weather ahead of the summer.
A gradual rise in the mercury levels has been witnessed during the past couple of weeks, and residents began to feel the scorching heat post-noon.
On Wednesday, the mercury shot up to 36.4 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) report, which is two degrees more than the expected temperature. Also, Wednesday’s temperature was more than the highest maximum temperature recorded in the month of February last year.
Water scarcity
In three consecutive years since 2016, the maximum temperature in February constantly hovered over 36 degrees Celsius. However, it was not the highest, as in 2012 the city witnessed 37.5 degrees Celsius for two days, and the all-time record for highest maximum temperature in February was 37.8 in 1954, according to the city’s extreme weather events report by IMD.
On the other hand, the night temperature has gone up in the past couple of days and it is expected to go up to 23 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature is expected to go up to 37 degrees Celsius in a week, the IMD predicts. The rising mercury has also invoked the civic body and district administration to gear up for the impending water scarcity and other issues. Mayor Koneru Sreedhar recently conducted a review meeting with the officials. He asked the public health wing officials to come out with an action plan and brace up for the summer.
