A mother uses her sari to protect her son from the abrasing heat in Visakhapatnam in Thorsday. | Photo credit: V. Raju
The Department of Meteorology of India (IMD) has predicted serious heat wave conditions on April 12 in 10 andhra Pradesh, including nine in the northern coastal area, according to the AP State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA).
Of the 10 streams, three are in the district of Parvathypuram-Mancyam and six in the district of Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR). Kollur Mandal in the Bapatla district on the south coast of Andhra Pradesh is among them.
According to APSDMA, it is likely that Chintur Mandal in the district of ASR registers a maximum Celsius or 45.7 degrees. It can be followed by Devipatnam, also in the district of ASR, which probably registers a maximum temperature or 44.4 degrees Celsius. Kollur Chisporrotee is likely at 42.9 degrees Celsius.
Women who wear scarves to protect from severe heat, since the maximum temperature touches 38 degrees Celsius in Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo credit: gn rao
“While 10 mandals will experience a severe heat wave, 69 will have heat wave conditions in the state. On Thursday, 38 mandals recorded a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and more. It is advised to people who take precautions while they venture,” Apsdma Kurman Kurman.
The IMD issued a warning that thunderstorms and rays probably occurred in some parts of the northern coast of Andhra Pradesh, and other parts of the state until April 13.
It is likely that low pressure on Bengal Bay would move north-northeast at the end of Thursday, and gradually week on the Central Bengal Bay, he said.
Published – April 10, 2025 09:50 PM IST