The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued a detailed advisory for the people in the wake of the rising heat conditions.
The district has registered an average temperature of 37 degree Celsius during the first week of February in various weather stations across the district. It was in the range of 37 and 40 degree Celsius in the previous days with the mercury likely to go even further up in the coming days.
This posed threats like sunburn, sunstroke and dehydration. Fire breakouts owing to piled up garbage dumps and dry grass-filled plots was another potential danger. DDMA advisory among other things emphasised on the need for prudence in water use considering the looming water shortage.
