Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, on Wednesday, reviewed public health preparedness for the management of heat-related illnesses. He highlighted the importance of timely action as soon as IMD alerts are received in the states. “Timely, advance and wide awareness among the people on the preventive measures will hugely support in reducing the severe impact of such heat waves”, he said in the meeting in which Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Dr. V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog were also present.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings about a possible heatwave in several states across India. The IMD has predicted that heatwave conditions are likely to prevail from April 3 to 6 over parts of east and peninsular India and thunderstorms could hit several parts on April 7. It is predicted that this year heat wave will prevail for 10-20 days as opposed to the normal 4.8 days.
