Entire Chhattisgarh State including capital Raipur is under the grip of ‘luh’ even as Bilaspur remained the hottest place with mercury almost touching 46 degree Celsius mark. Capital Raipur maintained its second hottest position with maximum 45.8 degree Celsius temperature.
According to Met department officials while most of the northern districts of State faced intense heat waves, the southern part of the State specially Bastar division registered light drizzle at several places.
Most of the divisions experienced rise in Maximum temperature. While districts of Bilaspur division witnessed sharp rise in temperature, much more than the normal, temperature in Bastar division remained around normal. Bilaspur registered maximum 45.9 degree C temperature and minimum 27.7 degree C, Raipur had 45.8 degree C maximum and 30.1 degree C minimum temperature.
likewise, Durg registered 45.3 degree C maximum temperature, Pendra Road 43.8 degree Celsius, Ambikapur 43.4 degree maximum and 26.3 degree Celsius minimum temperature and Jagdalpur had the lowest maximum temperature in State at 39.9 degree C and minimum 20.2 degree C.
The weather department has forecasted light drizzle coupled with thunder storm at scattered places in southern parts of Chhattisgarh whereas districts of the plains will continue to remain under the grip of ‘luh’.