Students fainted and fines were handed out for wasting water amid a severe heatwave.
NEW DELHI - Record heat seared parts of India’s capital for a second day on May 29, reaching a temperature of 52.3 deg C, while an unprecedented heatwave continued to parch some north-western regions.
“Electrolyte imbalance is causing fainting, vomiting and dizziness,” said Dr Rajnikanth Kumar, who treated the students., a trend scientists say has been worsened by human-driven climate change. The local government authorities have set curbs on water supply, citing a shortage, and imposed a fine of 2,000 rupees on those wasting water, such as by washing cars.“To address the problem of water scarcity, we have taken a slew of measures such as reducing water supply from twice a day to once a day in many areas,” Ms Atishi said, as reported by the Indian Express.
A city court declined to hear a consumer case against a telecom company, citing the lack of an air conditioner or cooler in the court, as well as washrooms with scarce water supply. Rising temperatures prompted India’s election body to make additional arrangements when Delhi voted in general elections last week, such as posting paramedics at polling stations.
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