With mounting cases of heat strokes and severe dehydration flooding government and private hospitals, the mercury in the city showed gung-ho mood to defeat its earlier rise of 47.9 degree Celsius registered 25 years back hovering around 47.4 degrees celcius on Friday—the highest in a day in Chhattisgarh.
With severe heat wave condition coupled with a rising day temperature, Bilaspurians kept themselves off the streets while the life remained more or less paralysed for the entire day in the city.
While, temperature in the city was steadily rising during the previous days, the highest of 47.4 recorded in the city made people believe there could be no respite for the next few days with the possibility of the mercury climbing ever further up.
Most hospitals in the city have already been gearing up for a further rise in the number of patients arriving in the coming days with other heat related ailments such as eye problems , severe weakness and dysentry.
There were even few street vendors seen on the streets who sell summer related drinks to the commuters and most roads and localities had a deserted look during the peak noon hours.
Most parents kept children off the streets since the morning hours to prevent them from getting exposed to the heat wave. Many shopkeepers downed shutters early in the day to keep off from the unbearable heat.
Meanwhile, the temperature in Raipur city today was recorded at 46.3 degrees celcius with similar problems of dehydration faced by many people arriving in the hospitals for treatment.
The city with no respite in the heat wave condition had been reeling under a similar heat wave condition with people keeping off the roads for most part of the day. The day temperature at Mana Airport stood at an even higher level of 46.5 degrees celcius.
The ‘108’ Sanjeevani Service was busy reaching many patients who had suffered heat strokes during the day. The temperature at Durg was recorded at 45.8 degrees celcius which also led to many people keeping off the streets during the noon hours. The day temperature in other parts of the State recorded today was as follows- Pendra Road (44.1), Ambikapur ( 44.8) and Jagdalpur (42.5).