Heatwave may continue in several parts of India during next 24 hours: IMD

On Tuesday, Delhi recorded a maximum of 47.6 degrees Celsius in the Palam area

North and central India will continue to reel under a scorching heatwave for the next 24 hours, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday. 

"Due to the prevailing dry north-westerly winds over plains of northwest India, central India and the adjoining interior parts of eastern India, the present heatwave conditions are very likely to continue during next 24 hours," the IMD was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI.

Heatwave conditions at many places with severe heatwave in isolated pockets are very likely over Vidarbha, west Rajasthan, the IMD said. North and central India have been reeling under