Overview
- The government released the Heatwave Action Plan 2026 after a review with 20 departments to coordinate the response and set reporting and relief rules for district collectors.
- Officials ordered uninterrupted drinking water for the next 45 days with burnt motors fixed within 24 hours, and Hyderabad is receiving about 15,000 tanker loads each day.
- Health and relief steps include cooling shelters, buttermilk centres, ORS distribution, and cool wards in hospitals with fire safety checks.
- Authorities named high‑risk districts including Nalgonda, Mancherial, Suryapet, Peddapalli, Jagtial, Khammam, Warangal, Karimnagar and Mahabubabad, with NDRF and SDRF teams assigned to watch vulnerable areas.
- Employers were told to stagger shifts for outdoor workers and provide one to two hours of rest during peak heat to reduce heat illness.