Overview
- The India Meteorological Department projects above-normal temperatures through June with several regions likely to top 45–46°C.
- AIIMS Delhi, which briefed reporters Wednesday, warned that children and infants face the highest risk and urged steady fluids, light clothing, and cool rooms.
- Hospitals are opening dedicated heatstroke wards, including a 14-bed unit in Tiruchirappalli with ventilators, electrolytes, and round-the-clock staff.
- The Centre urged states to shift work hours, require rest breaks, provide shade and water at worksites, stock oral rehydration salts, and ready hospital cooling protocols.
- Doctors say heat stress now builds across day and night as hot evenings block recovery, raising the odds of heatstroke even after sunset.