"Purulia experienced a temperature of 42.5 degrees celsius today, the highest in the month of April in the past 20 years as heat wave conditions prevailed in most parts of the district," said a MeT department official here.
Amid reports of water crisis developing in some parts of Purulia, District Magistrate Tamnoy Chakraborty today sent a missive to all the twenty Block Development Officers of the district to submit daily reports of water availability and water level in their respective blocks to keep a close tab on the situation.
The prevailing heat wave conditions forced most residents to stay indoors after 10 AM to avoid the blazing sun and heat.
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