The city is gripped under searing heatwave with mercury shooting above 41 degrees C. However, respite from the sweltering heat is expected after the next 24-hours. The meteorological department has forecast rains in several parts of the State in next 24 hours.
An official of meteorological centre informed that a trough was running from east Bihar to Gangetic West Bengal extending upto 0.9 Km above the mean sea level. Another cyclonic circulation was hovering over south Chhattisgarh and neighbouring Odisha. The twin system is expected to trigger thunderstorm accompanied by gusty wind (speed 30-40 Kmph) at isolated places of Jharkhand tomorrow.
The Ranchi Meteorological Centre has also issued forecast of thunderstorm and light rain for three days from tomorrow. The Patna Met office also issued a warning of thunderstorm and squall in its forecast today.
The steel city for last ten days is boiling under the rising temperature coupled with heat waves forcing the people to confine to their house and office particularly during the punishing five hours starting as early as 10 in the morning.
For about a week the industrial town of the state is experiencing an exhaustive atmosphere with temperature hovering above 40 degree Celsius making it difficult for the working professional and others to move on the street after 10 a.m.
A weatherman though asserted that heat waves would continue in the region and every precaution should be taken in this regard. “The only positive at this point of time is that mercury that was on the rise for the last couple of days is gradually subsidizing and in the next four five days the temperature will ether move down and remain constant,” noted the weather professional.
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College and Hospital (MGMCH) that caters to the majority of the cases of sun stroke in the city and nearby has however claimed of putting in place all requirements in place to address the issue of sun stroke.
“We have a well spruced up 12 bed ward equipped with air condition for the sun stroke patients besides, we have sufficient doctors and para medical staff to deal with the cases,” said official of MGMCH.