New Delhi: As heatwave grips the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday said that 26 government-run hospitals in Delhi will reserve two beds each for heatstroke patients. Saurabh Bharadwaj also said that in addition to this five beds will be reserved at the Lok Nayak Hospital (LNJP Hospital).
The decision was made during a meeting held by the Delhi Health Minister with the health department officials. The meeting was aimed at discussing the east neonatal hospital fire which claimed the lives of seven newborns and the ongoing heatwave conditions in Delhi.
As per the Indian Meteorological Department, heatwave to severe heatwave conditions accompanied by strong surface winds are likely to prevail on May 27. The MeT office also predicted the maximum temperature to settle around 46 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature today was recorded at 29.2 degrees Celsius, which was 2.6 notches above normal. The relative humidity at 8.30 AM, stood at 48 per cent, IMD stated.
The weather service has predicted mostly clear skies, intense surface winds, and heatwave to severe heatwave conditions for Delhi. A heatwave to severe heatwave warning has also been issued by IMD for Delhi till May 29.
“Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions likely in many parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, few parts of West Rajasthan, isolated pockets of Uttar Pradesh, West Madhya Pradesh and heatwave conditions likely in isolated pockets of Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh from May 27-29,” IMD said in its forecast.
