LUCKNOW: As the severe heat wave continued unabated on Saturday, Banda remained the hottest place in the country for the second consecutive day with 47.2 degrees Celsius maximum temperature. Other parts of the state - particularly Bundelkhand, parts of central and East UP and districts bordering Rajasthan - also continued to reel under the heat wave.
Maximum temperature in Prayagraj was 46.1 degrees Celsius, Jhansi 45.2, Agra 44.7, Mirzapur 44.6, Aligarh 44.2, Orai 44, Hamirpur 43.2, Fatehgarh 42.9, Kanpur 42.8, Shahjahanpur 42.5, Hardoi 42.5, Meerut 42.1 and Faizabad 42