Meghdoot: Bhagwat Gita shlokas chanted for rains

However unofficially, the heatwave has claimed more than 250 lives in three days across a dozen districts.Deaths were reported from Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada and Jamui districts, where temperatures hovered around 45.8 to 42 degrees Celsius on June 15, 16 and 17.According to the State Disaster Management Department website, some 90 deaths had been recorded till Tuesday. Of these, Aurangabad recorded 41 deaths, Gaya 35 and Nawada 14.