Anjal Prakash

in terms of the heat wave that we are experiencing.

There has been what we call the super Al-Nina effect, which is also impacting.

So the world's climate is changing, but the impact of this is becoming very strong on Indian city.

There's also other issues of urban planning.

So many Indian cities also have dense concrete and a little green cover, which also amplifies the urban heat island effect.

There's a low humidity in some regions, which makes the air hot.

So, Indian Meteorological Department actually has issued daily heatwave bulletins and the color-coded five-day forecast.

And also, urban cooling measures have also been taken up by the government.

We have seen about 250 districts in 23 states are being covered in the heatwave.

And that is a huge, huge number that we had not expected to cover.

About 37 direct heat-related deaths have occurred.

to about 45 degrees centigrade in many regions.

And in some regions, it's across 46.9 degrees centigrade.

And these are extreme temperatures that we have not seen before in those areas.

So the bottom 40% of people, especially the migrant workers who are exposed to extreme heat conditions due to their work in, say, construction areas, are under huge threat.