Parts of south interior Karnataka including Mysuru-Mandya-Chamarajanagar continues to be under the spell of scorching summer with maximum temperature being 3 to 4 degrees Celsius above normal since the last few days.
According to India Meteorological Department the maximum temperature in Mysuru during the 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Sunday, April 29, 2024, was 37.3 degrees Celsius which was 3.1 degrees Celsius above normal. In Mandya, the maximum temperature was 39.2 degrees Celsius which was 4.3 degrees Celsius above normal as per IMD while Chamarajanagar was sizzling at 40 degrees Celsius during the same period.
As a result of the sizzling heat normal life has been affected with people staying indoors for greater part of the day till the heat subsidizes besides consuming tender coconut, water melons, sugarcane juice etc, when outside, to keep themselves hydrated.
