• Source:JND

A place not more than 150 kilometres from Banda, the hottest place in India, is battling the severe heatwave, with no electricity and water availability in the region. This is Uttar Pradesh's Shankargarh block, where the residents have to walk almost 10 kilometres to fetch waters.

The people struggle to get drinking water and are forced to walk in the scorching heat to fetch water. The ongoing heatwave in the Prayagraj block has worsened the conditions of the locals.

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“There is a major problem here. We have no water facility and no electricity either. This issue happens all the time... We always have to bring water from far away, travelling at least 10 kilometres to get it... This problem has been going on for years, but no one is listening to us... 150 people are living here…" news agency ANI reported.

What Did The Administration Say?

Responding to the escalating situation in the plains, Additional District Magistrate Vinita Singh said the administration has ordered an immediate review of the problem and necessary repairs to water infrastructure. "...We've made special efforts regarding that. We've spoken to them via video, and we'll get back to them. Instructions have been issued from here, asking them to review the arrangements and, if necessary, get tankers delivered immediately," she told news agency ANI.

Vinita Singh also said advisories have been issued through media and local groups to spread awareness among residents.

"Continuous alerts have been issued regarding the heatwave for the past 23 days. We have issued an advisory regarding the warm weather at our level, which we have distributed to various media groups and other groups," Singh told news agency ANI.

In its Heat Wave Annual Report 2025, the IMD says that in recent years each major heatwave – in 1995, 2005, 2015, and 2016 – has taken more than 1,000 lives. In 2015, around 2300 lives were lost due to heatwaves.

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Why Do Heatwaves Occur?

Prolonged high temperatures lead to the persistence of a place of warm, dry air and even wind patterns in various regions. In many places, high temperatures are favourable for warm winds. This hot air, therefore, reduces moisture from the upper atmosphere, further increasing heat. Sans moisture, clouds are not formed.

Over northwest India calm conditions, or 'anticyclonic circulation’, prevail, with westerly winds taking warm winds towards the east and south.

 

 

 

 


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