Live
- Upset over exclusion from cabinet, Bhujbal meets CM Fadnavis over 'growing' OBC resentment
- Australia prepares for catastrophic bushfire over Christmas period
- Global prevalence of atopic dermatitis to reach 42.42 mn by 2033: Report
- OpenAI's GPT 5 Faces Delays Amid Data and Financial Challenges
- Sunny Leone's Name Used in Fraud Under Chhattisgarh’s Mahtari Vandan Yojana
- Gold Business Fraud Uncovered in Atmakur, Wanaparthy
- Rachakonda Police Seize Rs.88 Crore Worth Drugs, Arrest 521 Accused
- Sriram Krishnan Appointed Senior Policy Advisor for AI at the White House
- Cyclone alert at seven ports in Tamil Nadu; rain, strong winds expected
- Uttarakhand CM to attend MP govt's 'Jan Kalyan Parv' in Sagar today
No respite likely soon from hot temperatures
Deadly heat waves, drought to occur across India
There is no relief from the heat waves for another week in the state. Though there are a few spells of rains, heat waves will persist for more a week in the state and in the city as well.
Hyderabad: There is no relief from the heat waves for another week in the state. Though there are a few spells of rains, heat waves will persist for more a week in the state and in the city as well.
The Southwest monsoon, which is expected to hit Kerala on June 1, is delayed for another week. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has revealed that the monsoon would touch Kerala on June 8 (Saturday) and that there is a possibility of entering South Telangana on June 13.
According to the Director of Hyderabad Meteorological Department, Y Karunakar Reddy, there is a possibility of one or two days on either side of the expected date of June 13. He said monsoon would be entering South Andhra Pradesh on June 11, which was originally expected to be on June 6. The IMD predicted that there would be a normal rainfall this year. It is 96% to the long-term average during June to September months.
Denizens upset with delay
Hyderabadis are upset that the monsoon season is delayed, as they are fed up with the heat wave conditions in the city. They are also anxious about how the rainfall would turn out to be in the city and the state this year.
The state recorded a maximum of 46.1 degrees Celsius in Adilabad district on May 30, and heat wave conditions prevail in the isolated pockets in the district. Even the city's temperature has also remained at 40.5 degrees Celsius, deviating four degrees from the normal.
Stray dogs irritable in summer
Dog bites in summer are a common issue. Stray dogs are irritable due to unavailability of food and water, as well as the soaring temperatures in the city. Dogs across the city have been indiscriminatingly attacking denizens of all age groups, often leading to severe injuries. Recently, in Patancheru a stray dog attacked 49 locals in a single day. In another incident, a six-year-old boy was attacked by a pack of 15 dogs in Moula Ali area.
