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Mercury
touches 44 deg C in Delhi New
Delhi: The mercury level touched the 44-degree Celsius mark, five degrees
about normal, in Delhi on Tuesday. The usual hustle-bustle of traffic and people
on Delhi roads was missing with most of the local people preferring to stay indoors.
Major landmarks like India Gate, which attracts hundreds of tourists every day,
saw a miniscule arrival of visitors today. "The temperature is high in New Delhi.
I came to Delhi on a holiday but it is really hot here... It is hard even to step
out in such weather," said Rajendra Verma, a tourist. People, who were compelled
to move out of their houses, could be seen running for shelter under trees or
carrying umbrellas to avoid the sunrays. Local residents opined that it would
be unwise for anyone to move out without taking necessary precautions against
the sweltering heat. "I want to say that please take protection during summers...drink
lemon water and try to avoid stepping out in the sun," said Monika, a local resident.
Meanwhile, Indian Meteorological Department has warned that this situation would
continue for the next four-five days. "We are not expecting any respite from this
heat wave condition over north-west India because such type of weather will continue
for another four days, so temperature will around 44 and 45 over northwest India
will prevail for another four or five days," said B. S. Yadav, an official of
the Indian Meteorological Department. He added that southwest monsoon might cover
western India by first week of July. -June
23, 2009 Go
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