Slight relief from Maharashtra heat wave

Slight relief was experienced from the heat wave conditions in certain parts of Maharashtra's Vidarbha and Marathwada regions though high temperatures ruled the roost in most areas on Thursday.

Chandrapur recorded the highest temperature of 47 degrees Celsius and Nagpur was second at 46 degrees, though the state has no officially recorded heat-wave related casualties.

Wardha, Akola and Parbhani recorded 45 degrees - a degree higher than Wednesday -while Yavatmal stood at 44 degrees on Thursday.

Nanded and Solapur were next at 43 degrees, followed by Jalgaon and Aurangabad at 42 degrees.

The salubrious hillstation of Mahabaleshwar witnessed a continuous high of 29 degrees for the fourth consecutive day, but still the lowest temperature recorded in the state on Thursday.

Coastal areas like Mumbai experienced mild relief at 34.5 degrees, while other seaside districts like Raigad and Ratnagiri were at 35 degrees.