SOUTH
The month of February saw, the normal temperature shooting up to 35.4 degrees from the normal 32 degrees. The Indian Meteorological Department said that a similar trend will be witnessed in the month of March and April as well.
The wind direction is from Northside which is pushing the heat in the atmosphere, IMD said. According to the Officials from the Indian Meteorological Department, in the next coming days itself, the city will witnesss heatwave.
Sunder M Metri, Director, of Indian Meteorological Department, Karnataka said, "One should not be surprised if the City records a maximum temperature of 38 degrees and above. Last year in April month, 37.2 degrees was recorded."
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"As there is reduction in green belt and increase in concrete and glass buildings, the ultraviolet radiation directly coming from sun rays does not reflect back, instead gets trapped in earth and hence produce more heat," said Metri.
The two-degree rise in the temperature in the month of February is worrisome.
Srinivas Reddy, Director of Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre observed that the Maximum temperature should not exceed from normal 32 degrees in the month of February.
Now in March which is considered as summer where normal will be 34 degrees may witness further increase. "If the City temperature exceeds 4 degrees from normal for continues five days, it will be declared as heat wave and this year it may be possible," said Reddy.
With increase in temperature, the City doctors also have issued health warnings. "From simple skin rashes to blisters in palms and feet, may be experienced by the general public if exposed to temperature for long hours, and for people suffering from diabetes, high BP the doctors warn of heart attack, " said a city-based doctor.