The Steel City recorded the hottest day of the season on Wednesday with the maximum temperature soaring to 44.5 degrees Celsius, eight degrees notch above average, the local weatherman said. The officials added that the dry westerly and northwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal are making the temperature rise.
Statistics revealed that June 11 was the hottest day 2012 when the mercury reached to 45.2 degrees Celsius. In 2011, May 11 was the hottest day with the temperature registering 42.3 degrees Celsius. On June 12, 2014 the maximum temperature was 44.4 degrees Celsius. However, the city is witnessing the hottest June so far.
Meanwhile, curfew-like situation prevails in the city during the day as the denizens stayed indoors till the evening due to the sweltering heat. Heat waves and sultry weather scare vehicle riders and edestrians, and it resulted in roads wearing a deserted look during the day. Weathermen said that Jharkhand is in the grip of dry westerly winds, which is mercilessly rising the day temperature. “ As per our reports this condition is likely to prevail for the next 24 hours, as we do not see any possibility of rain or a change in the wind pattern,” explained a weather analyst at the Patna Meteorological Office.
Meanwhile, cases of heat stroke are on the rise as maximum temperature is rising ver passing day. Nursing homes and other private hospitals have received several intense cases of heat stroke and preventive measures are being taken to deal with the situation. With temperature shooting up, many people have been attacked with cough-cold, seasonal flu and jaundice also.
The Superintendent of M G M Medical College and Hospital RY Choudhary, said that in the Steel City two-three persons on an average are being hospitalised due heat stroke for the past few days. Meanwhile coconut vendors and juice shops made brisk business as weary motorists stopped by to have a respite from the scorching sun.