Heat wave scorches Rajasthan; JMC-H sprinkles water on Jaipur roads

Jaipur: A heat wave continued to singe Rajasthan for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday. Considering its severity in Jaipur, the authorities of Jaipur Municipal Corporation - Heritage (JMC-H) sprinkled water on the roads by using anti-smog guns for the first time this season. Barmer remained the hottest in the state with a maximum temperature of 46.9°C.

Residents of Jaipur woke up to the warmest morning of the season, with a minimum temperature as high as 30.9°C. The afternoon that followed had a maximum temperature of 44.4°C, which was almost 2.8°C above the normal. Such intense heat prompted the civic authorities to use anti-smog guns to sprinkle water on the roads to provide relief to motorists and residents.

Roads in the city wore a deserted look in the afternoon as many people preferred to stay indoors in their homes and offices. The city traffic police have already erected green nets at traffic signals to provide shade to commuters waiting there.

The heat wave conditions led to abrupt power outages in many parts of the city, especially in the colonies around Sikar Road, Kalwar Road, Tonk Road and at Mansarovar.

The Met office said there will be no respite from the scorching heat conditions till May 22 as the temperatures will continue to rise across the state, especially in western Rajasthan. Radhey Shyam Sharma, director of the Met office in Jaipur, said that the state is currently in the grip of severe heat wave conditions, with maximum temperatures recorded at various places being almost three degrees above the normal.

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