With the scorching heat continuing in Sundargarh district, as many as three persons have died due to sunstroke this summer.
Even as prolonged heatwave condition is on in Sundargarh district, with temperature consistently hovering between 40 and 43.5 degree Celsius, a total of 11 alleged cases of sunstroke deaths were reported in the district during this summer.
District Emergency Officer (DEO) Sumita Singh said out of 11 alleged cases of sunstroke deaths in Sundargarh district, the case three persons (two persons from lahunipada who died on May 2 and one from Bonei who died on April 4 ) has been officially declared as sunstroke death. Reports are awaited in six other cases, while two deaths occurred due to other reasons. The District Emergency Office has opened control rooms and is monitoring the situation, he infomed.
The maximum temperature in Sundargarh district was reported on May 17 at 43.5. The temperature during last five days was recorede between 40 and 43.5 degree C. High humidity condition was also making life miserable.
The District Emergency Office has instructed to put up Jal Chatra (water point) at different places for this heatwave at block, Tehsil level and municipality level. The Rourkela Municipal Corporation has installed 17 water points at different points in the city and 19 other water points have been arranged at different places by different organizations in the city. 10 water points have been arranged for animals and birds under areas of the Rourkela Municipal Corporation. Similarly, in other parts in Sundargarh district, water points have been arranged.