Heatwave has gripped several parts of the country and has left multitudes of Indians to suffer, paralysing life for the larger part of the day.
India’s weather bureau warned that “heatwave to severe heatwave conditions would prevail” in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in coming days as well as in the northern states and New Delhi.
Large parts of India, including national capital New Delhi, have endured days of sweltering heat, prompting fears of power cuts. But the highest temperatures have been recorded in Telangana and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh state.
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are the most affected areas, with over 430 deaths put together.
Several deaths have also been reported in the northwestern desert state of Rajasthan in recent days including a woman who collapsed and died on the roadside in Bundi city, the Press Trust of India said.
Hundreds of people, mostly from poorer sections of society, die at the height of summer every year across the country, while tens of thousands suffer power cuts from an overburdened electricity grid.
In the eastern city of Kolkata, taxi unions have urged drivers to stay off the roads between 11am and 4pm because of the heat.
