Summer fifty! Delhi breaks 100-year record, mercury nears 50 in Najabgarh

Scorching heat and heat waves continue unabated in most states of the country. Hot winds are blowing in the capital Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Delhi's 100-year heat record has been broken. Najabgarh recorded a temperature of 49.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. Earlier on May 15-16, 2022, the temperature was recorded at 49.2 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Suru, Rajasthan has reached 50.5 degrees. Markets are calm. The situation is getting worse. Prayers are being made for rain and relief. They are doing penance and meditation. A series of reports have been released about the death toll due to heat stress in Rajasthan. Amidst all this, a report has also come out on the extreme heat in the cities and what is the real cause of the heat, before we know this, let's see all the states suffering from heat. Regarding heat-related deaths in Rajasthan, one person has died in the state so far, the medical department said. At the same time, the government's disaster management department said that 6 people died due to convection. Medical and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Kinwsar said that the field of disaster management is very big. In such a situation, one has to ask from what calculation the Minister of State Kirori Lal Meena got the death figures. He made the statement after a meeting on managing heat wave and seasonal diseases at Swasthya Bhavan on Monday. Medical and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Kinwsar said that better arrangements have been made in medical institutions to provide relief to common people in the state from the heat wave. The department is trying to ensure that no one suffers from heat stroke. Better treatment should be given to the victims immediately. At the state level, officials up to the first block have been instructed to go to the field and monitor the management of the heat intensively. At present, pujas are being performed to get relief from the hot sun and to receive good rains. Vedic mantra recitation, water meditation, Yagasala meditation, water penance are going on in Jaipur Shiva temple. They are doing water penance by soaking water and sitting in a drum filled with water. Capital city Jaipur on Monday recorded a seven-year high and the mercury touched 46.4. It has been announced that coaching centers will be closed in Kota from 12 noon to 3 pm. Collector Ravindra Goswami said about the change in timings of training classes: Due to heat and sun, classes and other activities will not be held in all training centers from 12 noon to 3 pm. Congress President Govind Singh Thodasara has met Governor Kalraj Mishra regarding the problem of people suffering due to heat in the state of Rajasthan. Govind said that people are worried about the lack of electricity and water amid the scorching heat. But the Chief Minister and Government Ministers have toured across India for the election. Temperatures have reached 50 degrees and above. People are crying for water. The public is upset because of the lack of coordination between the Chief Minister and the officials. Pointing out that the State Water Supply Minister had said that water cannot be brought by blowing wind, Dodasara said that the recent reply was a mockery of the public's agony. Without taking the chief secretary's name, he said that a lot of investigations are being done in the state, but the problems of the people have not subsided. I spoke to the governor about public issues. Weather will be like this from May 28 to May 30. Heat wave will continue in UP, MP, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi on May 28 and 29. After May 30 relief will be available in North West and Central India. There is no hope of relief from the heat in Delhi-NCR any time soon. Delhi will experience intense heat for the next four days. A report by IIT Bhubaneswar researchers has also come out about extreme heat, with urbanization increasing heat by 90 percent. The study examined the impact of urbanization and climate change on rising temperatures in 141 major cities of the country over the past two decades. Data collected from NASA satellites between 2003 and 2020 has also been used to determine the rising temperatures in these cities. These figures show increasing figures of surface temperature. Urbanization in Odisha's Bhubaneswar has increased heat by 90 percent. Climate change is responsible for rising temperatures in rural areas, the report says. Both urbanization and climate change are responsible for this in cities. This means that due to massive concrete constructions in cities and changes in land use, temperatures are increasing. Environmental protection standards have been neglected during rampant urbanization. This is why most of the cities of our country have heat wave conditions. According to the report, by 2050, 68 percent of the world's population will live in cities. Then the risk of extreme heat will increase. Rapid urbanization has posed a serious threat to the environment in many parts of the world. Therefore, it is very important to take some important steps immediately to improve such a situation.