Jamshedpur: Cases of heat stroke are on rise as city continues to reel under maximum temperature of about 41 degree Celsius.
Jamshedpur suffered the hottest day of the season with the Celsius , four degrees above normal and the highest in past two years. In 2011, Jamshedpur registered the highest temperature of 42.3�C on May 11.
According to information cases of heat stroke cases on rise and several patients were hospitalised as heatwave conditions swept across the region.
Nursing homes and other private hospitals were witnessing spurt in admissions. With temperature shooting up, many people have been attacked with cough-cold, seasonal flu dehydration, gastroenteritis and jaundice also.
The Superintendent of M G M Medical College and Hospital RY Choudhary , said that in the Steel City two-three persons on an average are being hospitalised due heat stroke for the past few days. Patients are complaining of dehydration, mild fever and cough too.
He advised that people should refrain from direct rays of sun and take lots of liquids along with healthy meal.
�The maximum temperature will continue to rise due to the westerly winds dominating the State.
We find no signs of rain in the chart analysis. People have to wait for the rain,� noted an official at Sonari meteorological office.
Meanwhile, meteorological office has extended its heat wave warning for two more days as a severe heat wave sat smack over Chottanagpur plateau region.
The office issued warning and that said severe heat wave conditions are likely over parts of Kolhan during the next two days.
A weather analyst described the condition as peculiar. �The cloud (cumulo nimbus) shells are forming at lower height and hence unable to retain moisture, which is an unavourable condition for rain.
Such clouds should form at a height of atleast 12km from the sea level, then only rain can be expected,� he explained.
