With mercury touching 45 degree Celsius, heat wave sweeping parts of Gujarat, State administration has appealed people to remain indoor if possible. State Health Minister Nitin Patel has also ordered all the Government hospitals across the State to remain prepared for any sort of emergency situation related to heatwave.
The State Government has put all district level Government hospitals on alert and appealed people to take precautionary measures to protect themselves from extreme heat conditions, said Patel. The State Government has asked people to drink ORS, homemade drinks, lemon water, coconut water etc. to stay hydrated. It also asked residents to mostly remain indoors during the daytime and to ensure that they do not get directly exposed to sunlight, wear light coloured cotton clothes, cap and use umbrella as precautionary measures.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high level meeting on the drought and water scarcity situation in parts of Gujarat. The Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, was present in the meeting. Senior officials from the Government of India, and the State of Gujarat, were also present. A daily average of 10 emergency cases of people fainting, were handled by EMRI 108 emergency services ever since the summer heat intensified. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) sounded a red alert, warning that the mercury will touch 45 C on Monday and asking people to stay indoors in the afternoon hours.