No respite from the heat wave is likely in the northern parts of the country. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert warning for some parts of North India, including Jharkhand, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, today.

Speaking exclusively to Akashvani, IMD Scientist Dr. Soma Sen said that a heatwave with a red alert will continue to prevail over Jharkhand, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh today.

Bihar and Jharkhand are expected to witness a reduction in heatwave conditions starting tomorrow. However, a red alert warning for severe heatwave conditions will continue over Uttar Pradesh for the next five days.

Ms. Sen added that an orange alert has been issued for a heatwave over Punjab and Haryana. The weather department has also forecast that heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls is very likely to continue over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Northeast India till the 19th of this month.