After the intermittent rains of last fortnight had cooled the weather down, the temperatures were again rising across Telangana and heatwave conditions have returned to many parts of the State.
The mercury was rising in Hyderabad where the temperature had dipped last week below normal to hover around 37-38 degrees but now it has again crossed 40 degrees Celsius. At many places the temperature was two to four Degrees Celsius above normal.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Ramagundam in Karimnagar district was the hottest place in the state with 46 Degrees Celsius.
The IMD has issued a warning that the heatwave conditions will prevail over the districts of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Waragal, Khammam and Nalgonda over the next 48 hours.
In neighboring Andhra Pradesh too the summer heat was on the rise and Rajahmundry in East Godavari district recorded the maximum temperature of 46.5 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile the Disaster Management Department of Telangana has officially confirmed the death of 315 people in the State during the summer season so far. The deaths due to the sun stroke and other heat related problems occurred from March when the summer set in to May 21, officials said.
Nalgonda district recorded the highest number of deaths 91. These deaths were confirmed after verification by a three member panel.
However, the number of deaths due to the heat wave condition in the state this year was much less than last year when nearly 1300 deaths were reported from all over the State.