Weather Update: There seems to be no relief in sight from the heatwave in parts of north India, as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that a red alert will continue in the coming days. The IMD said on Thursday that several states in North India will continue to have red alerts over the next few days, and after that, these states will proceed to orange and yellow alerts.
According to the weather office, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand will see a red alert in the coming days. Giving a weather update, IMD scientist Soma Sen also said that there will be a heatwave alert in several areas of North India, including Punjab, Haryana, north Rajasthan, and Jammu and Kashmir, but it will be of lower intensity.
"If we talk about North India, there has not been much change in the weather. The cloud system and the slight thunderstorm activity till Rajasthan will continue even today. The core zone of heatwave - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand - will have Red Alert today as well. Bihar will have Red Alert for 2 days, after that we proceeded to Orange and then Yellow alert. Jharkhand will have Red Alert for 3 days - on 13th, 14th and 15th June. Uttar Pradesh will have have Red Alert for 3-4 days, it will then proceed to Orange Alert," Soma Sen said.
"There will be heatwave alert in other areas of North India - Punjab, Haryana, north Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Gangetic West Bengal - but it will be of lower intensity So, Punjab and Haryana will have Orange Alert for 4 days and then proceed to Yellow Alert. Gangetic West Bengal will have Orange Alert for 1-2 days and then Yellow Alert thereafter. This is happening because of the possibility of Easterly, there is also the possibility of impact of Western Disturbance. That is why, we expect heatwave to go down slightly in north India, especially in eastern parts, like UP. The situation would be similar in rest of the states," she further stated.