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IMD has issued a red alert for Banda, Chitrakoot, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Agra, Firozabad, Etawah, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Mahoba and Jhansi due to severe heatwave conditions.

Amid the relentless heatwave sweeping across the region, daily wage workers continue to brave extreme temperatures to earn a livelihood and keep essential public infrastructure and informal economies running. From construction sites and expressway projects to scrap collection and roadside kitchens, their stories reflect resilience, hardship and the daily struggle to cope with scorching conditions.

Owing to the dry weather, intense sunlight, and hot winds, heatwave-like conditions have developed in several areas, including Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Roorkee, and Udham Singh Nagar.

The summer tourist season in India is getting defined by an extreme heat wave spell that has made temperatures soar close to 50degC in various parts of north and central India despite the onset of southwest monsoon being close to the south coast.

April 2026 saw unusually warm nights across India, with minimum temperatures rising faster than daytime highs in many regions. IMD data shows that while maximum temperatures stayed near normal, warmer nights intensified heat stress for people and crops, especially across north, central and western India.

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As part of the heatwave action plan, officials said that the government is planning to distribute summer kits to labourers and workers at construction sites during peak summer months.

NEW DELHI: Temperatures topped 46 degrees C at several places on a torrid Tuesday, the season's hottest day in Delhi, with the punishing prospect of a weeklong spell of broiling heat in store. The met department has sounded orange alerts for heatwave conditions across the city till May 25, reports Kushagra Dixit.

Nagpur: Several parts of Vidarbha, including Nagpur, continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions on Tuesday, with the city recording its highest temperature of the season at 45.5 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department data.