For example, there were 23 days between March and May this year when some part of Telangana registered heat wave conditions. The sharp decline in the number of heat-related deaths is not due to under-reporting, as it happens frequently in a range of situations in the country. “Since 2015, when we began monitoring heat wave deaths, NDMA has been trying to get every reported death verified by the local administration. Ahmedabad, the first city to develop a heat wave response system in 2013 following its dreadful experience with heat in 2010, offered a model. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has begun issuing heat wave bulletins from last year.

Source: Indian Express August 06, 2017 19:18 UTC