Combustion will not decrease, heat wave in the second phase of polls, the Commission has issued a warning

Sudip Roychowdhury and Nirufa Khatun: Vote-oriented Bengal is panting in the heat. The people of Bengal are burning in the bright sun and uncomfortable heat. The eyes of the sun have been shining since the morning, and the sun is shining as the day progresses. In such a situation, the Alipore Meteorological Department failed to hear the ‘message of hope’. There is no chance of temperature drop for another seven days. Heat waves will continue. The temperature will increase by two to four degrees Celsius in the next three days. In such a situation, the election campaign is going on vigorously. There is also phased voting. In such a situation, the Election Commission issued guidelines keeping voters in mind.

Meteorologist Sourish Bandyopadhyay of Alipore Meteorological Department says that there is a heat wave warning in all the districts of South Bengal. Tomorrow i.e. Thursday, severe heat wave will continue in East and West Medinipur, West Burdwan, South 24 Parganas, Jhargram and North 24 Parganas. Severe heatwave warning is in place for East and West Medinipur, West Burdwan, South 24 Parganas, Jhargram, North 24 Parganas, Birbhum and Bankura on Friday. This heat wave will continue across South Bengal on Saturday and Sunday. The Meteorological Office also predicted a heat wave in Kolkata. On Wednesday afternoon, the temperature was 40.5 degrees Celsius in Kolkata. By the end of April, the temperature in Kolkata can exceed 41 degrees.

[আরও পড়ুন: ইভিএম-ভিভিপ্যাট ১০০ শতাংশ মিলিয়ে দেখার দাবি, কমিশনের থেকে ব্যাখ্যা চাইল সুপ্রিম কোর্ট]

The temperature will increase slightly in the next three days in almost all the districts of North Bengal. Voting in three northern Lok Sabha constituencies – Darjeeling, Raiganj and Islampur – on Friday. At that time there is possibility of scattered light rain in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri in North Bengal. Scattered rain is likely in these five districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri on Friday. However, there is a heat wave warning in Malda, North and South Dinajpur. Hot and uncomfortable weather will prevail over Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and several parts of Cooch Behar.

[আরও পড়ুন: ভোটের মাঝে ৫ কোটি টাকা চেয়ে উদয়ন গুহকে চিঠি KLO’র, তুমুল চাঞ্চল্য]

The Election Commission has issued guidelines on what voters should do and what not to do in this situation. It also provides advice on how to prevent sunstroke.