Severe heatwave kills 12 more people in Bihar in the past 24 hours, increasing the death toll over the past three days up to 90, reports an official. However unofficially, the heatwave has claimed more than 250 lives in three days across a dozen districts.
‘The state disaster management website has recorded nearly 90 deaths due to extreme heatwave in Bihar.’
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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. Read More..
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.
In first, prohibitory orders have been imposed in the wake of extreme weather conditions under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in Gaya, Begusarai, Darbhanga, Gopalganj, Madhubani and Sitamarhi districts
Bihar Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar told the media here that the government will conduct an inquiry into how intense the heatwave was between 3-5 p.m. on June 15 that it resulted in the highest number of deaths in a day due to heatstroke.
Kumar said the Chief Minister had also ordered an environment survey of the state over the next four days.
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The government has also issued a heat alert and advised people to avoid going out during the day time.
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Source-IANS