Heatwave alert! THESE districts of Jharkhand will face extreme temperatures from March 29 | Check Details
India TV NewsHighlights At least 10 districts in Jharkhand are likely to come under the tight grip of a heatwave The heatwave is likely to begin from March 29 Godda turned out to be the hottest district with a maximum temperature of 39.3 degrees Celsius At least 10 districts in Jharkhand are likely to come under the tight grip of a heatwave for three days from Wednesday, weather department officials said on Monday. SC Mandal, the scientist at the meteorological centre of Ranchi, told PTI, "Maximum temperature will rise across Jharkhand due to unrestricted flow of westerly and northwesterly winds from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, where heatwave conditions are already prevailing.” A heatwave is a period of unusually hot weather when the maximum temperature departure ranges between 4.5 and 6.4 degrees. Mandal said that the maximum temperature may rise by three degrees Celsius in Ranchi. Godda turned out to be the hottest district with a maximum temperature of 39.3 degrees Celsius in the past 24 hours.