IMD forecasts rainfall, thunderstorms across several parts of India

The Indian Meteorological Department IMD has forecast continued rainfall and thunderstorm activity across several regions of the country over the next five daysSpeaking to ANI on Friday IMD scientist Akhil Srivastava pointed out that southern India especially the states of Tamil Nadu Kerala and Karnataka will experience persistent rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds for the next five daysSimilar weather conditions are expected to prevail over Central IndiaThe Northeastern parts of the country will also continue to receive rainfall for the next five days Srivastava said adding that parts of Northwestern India are likely to see thunderstorm activity in the coming days coupled with heatwave conditionsIn eastern India especially in the states of Assam Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh the weather is set to remain hot and humidHowever residents in the national capital may find some relief from the heatWe expect thunderstorm activity to develop over Delhi in the evening today and tomorrow Light rainfall is expected and due to this the temperature might fall to around 37 to 39 degrees Celsius Srivastava saidThe changing weather patterns come amid rising concerns over heat waves in several northern statesMeanwhile rising temperatures in Uttar Pradeshs Moradabad has led to an increase in people getting admitted in hospitalsSenior Consultant Medical V Singh said that children being admitted to hospitals have been suffering from typhoid fever loose motion cold and coughSummers have started and at this time children suffer from typhoid fever loose motion and cold and cough Singh told ANIHe further advised people to avoid the consumption of food from outsideSince the outside food is adulterated our suggestion is to avoid it because some people mix such things that are not good for health Around 200 patients are coming in and 2530 children are being admitted he further addedDr Rajendra of the ACMS District Hospital Moradabad stated that the count of patients with vomiting and diarrhoea had increasedPatients with vomiting and diarrhoea have increased a bit due to the heat but it is not enough now that everyone is being seen in the OPD Around 22002500 patients come in each day in the hospital OPD with different kinds of ailments Around 90100 patients are admitted as well Summers have started but have not caused a massive effect till now it is manageable he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params