An elephant enjoys a cool splash on a scorching summer time afternoon, within the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park in Visakhapatnam.
| Photo Credit: V. RAJU
As many as 62 of the 76 mandals in North Coastal districts throughout the State are probably to expertise “severe heat wave” on Thursday, when the Election Commission of India (ECI) is slated to formally problem the overall election notification and obtain nominations from contestants.
The extreme heat wave means an deviation of seven levels Celsius within the temperature within the areas the place the conventional most temperature is beneath 40 diploma Celsius, or extra 6.6 levels Celsius within the areas the place regular temperature is above 40 diploma Celsius.
Of the 62 mandals, that are about 81 p.c of the 76 mandals, 12 mandals are in Srikakulam district, 22 in Vizianagaram, 13 in Parvathipuram-Manyam, 4 in Alluri Sitarama Raju and 11 in Anakapalli (11) disctrict, in accordance to an official assertion by the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) on Wednesday.
Apart from the extreme heat wave, 214 mandals within the State are probably to expertise heat waves throughout the identical day. However, the extreme heat wave state of affairs is probably going to ease the subsequent day (April 19) as an alert has been issued for less than 47 mandals on April 19 as in opposition to 76 mandals on April 18.
The APSDMA assertion knowledgeable tha on Wednesday, Pedda Devalapuram of Nandyal district recorded the best temperature within the State at 44.9 levels Celsius and Makkuva of Parvathipuram-Manyam district and Simhadripuram of YSR district recorded 44.three levels Celsius.
A temperature of 44.1 levels Celsius was recorded in 4 mandals within the State, together with Ravikavatam of Anakapalli district and Ramabhadrapuram of Vizianagaram district. “Sixteen districts recorded temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius, while 67 mandals experienced sever heat wave in the State on Wednesday,” the APSDMA assertion said.
However, due to the affect of Cumulonimbus clouds which happen within the pre-monsoon season (means summer time), cloudy climate prevailed in some areas like Rajam of Vizianagaram district, which obtained 9.75 mm rainfall on Tuesday night.