Hyderabad sources reported that the Telangana State Disaster Management Authority (TSDMA) has asked Hyderabad dwellers to stay indoors and keep themselves hydrated as the Meteorology department has forecasted that the temperature would continue to soar in Hyderabad for the next two days. Recently the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD), Hyderabad scientist, K Naga Ratna, said that the temperature would between 42 to 43 degree Celsius for the next two days.
Accordingly the department has been instructed to equip themselves with additional supplies of medicine and material, deploy additional staff at Primary Health Centre (PHC) and Urban Health Centre (UHC) to attend the heavy influx of patients, keep emergency wards ready in all the PHCs, UHCs and hospitals, report heatstroke patients to the nodal officer on a daily basis, expedite recording of cause of death in death certificates.
Furthermore
the Labor and Employment Department has been directed to encourage
employers to shift outdoor workers’ schedules away during the peak afternoons
hours (12-4 pm), ensure provision of shelters, cooling areas, and ensure
medicines at work sites.
