A woman wears a face covering to avoid the scorching heat as she walks on the road in Visakhapatnam. , photo credit: V Raju
As per the forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and AP State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), heat wave conditions are likely to be experienced in many divisions of Andhra Pradesh in the coming days.
On May 11, alluri Sitarama Raju, Anakapalle and Kakinada districts are likely to experience severe heatwave in each mandal, while 45 mandals in 11 districts are likely to experience heatwave conditions.
The 45 mandals include 14 in Anakapalle, nine in Kakinada, five in Alluri Sitarama Raju, four each in Eluru and Guntur, two each in East Godavari, Vizianagaram, Konaseema and one each in Krishna, NTR and Parvathipuram Manyam districts.
On May 12, 104 mandals in 13 districts are likely to experience heat wave conditions.
On May 10 (Wednesday), heat wave conditions prevailed in nine mandals of five districts and the maximum temperature crossed 40 degree Celsius.
Jangamaheshwar in Palnadu district recorded the highest maximum temperature of 40.5 degrees Celsius, while Cuddapah recorded a high of 40.2 degrees Celsius.