Severe heat wave conditions prevailed in
Andhra Pradesh today with several places in the state recording maximum
temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius. Rentachintala in coastal
Andhra Pradesh recorded a maximum temperature of 46 degrees Celsius,
followed by 44 degrees Celsius in Nandigama, Ongole, Mahabubnagar,
Nalgonda and Kurnool in the past 24 hours as per observations recorded
at 08.30 hours today. Maximum temperatures hovered around 40 degrees
Celsius at several other places. The searing heat resulted in less
traffic on the roads during day time. The misery of the people was
compounded with erratic power supply, especially in rural and semi-urban
areas. The heat wave conditions would prevail in the districts of
Nellore, Prakasam, Guntur and Krishna in coastal Andhra Pradesh and in
the districts of Chittoor and Kurnool of Rayalaseema, Met office said.
An official release from the Disaster Management Commissioner said
senior citizens, children and heart patients should take care to prevent
sun stroke. People have been advised to avoid excessive physical labour
during day time. Those belonging to BPL families can apply for
financial assistance from the government as per procedures under the
'Apadhbandhu' scheme in case of death due to sunstroke, the release
added. Meanwhile, hailstorms were reported in Vijayawada and some other
places in the state today and the gale resulted in damage to mango
crops, reports reaching here said. The cyclonic storm, named 'Mahasen',
over southeast bay of Bengal moved slightly northwestwards and lay
centred southeast of Chennai. The system is likely to move towards
Bangladesh-Myanmar coast, Met office added.
Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar attracted opposition BJP's ire today in Rajya Sabha when he said he was not interested in listening to speech of a BJP member on vote on account, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House amid uproar. During the Zero Hour, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed Aiyar, who wanted to ask a question, to do so, which was opposed by BJP members. Kurien asked Aiyar whether he yielded to allow others to speak, to which he said he had no objection and he can ask his question later. As the House got ready to initiate discussion on Vote on Account, Kurien said, "Let us reduce the discussion to two hours from four hours," which was opposed by BJP members including Piyush Goyal who was given a chance to speak on Vote on Account. When it was agreed that discussion will take place as per schedule, Aiyar remarked he was not interested in listening to the speech by BJP member. "You had given me the chance to ask a question
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