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A full of 16 radical person died owed to heatstroke successful Telangana arsenic terrible heatwave conditions proceed to grip the State, prompting the authorities to contented a statewide alert and denote ₹4 lakh ex gratia for the families of the deceased.
The announcement was made by Telangana Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy connected Saturday (May 23, 2026), during an exigency reappraisal gathering convened successful presumption of the rising temperatures crossed the State.
The deaths were reported from 7 districts, with Jayashankar Bhupalpally accounting for 4 fatalities. Warangal Urban, Karimnagar, and Nizamabad reported 3 deaths each, portion Jogulamba Gadwal, Rangareddy, and Suryapet recorded 1 decease each.
The Minister said the compensation for the families of the deceased would beryllium released instantly arsenic per the directions of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. He directed District Collectors to stay connected changeless alert arsenic the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that terrible heatwave conditions are apt to persist implicit the adjacent 3 days.
As portion of exigency measures, the State Government has ordered the mounting up of drinking water, buttermilk, and Oral rehydration solution (ORS) organisation points astatine autobus stands, markets, engaged roads, labour congregation points, and different crowded nationalist areas. Officials person besides been instructed to guarantee that exigency aesculapian services stay connected standby for the contiguous attraction of heatstroke cases, said a release.
Mr. Reddy appealed to the nationalist to debar going outdoors betwixt 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. unless perfectly necessary. He besides directed officials to instrumentality further precautions to support cultivation labourers, operation workers, and roadworthy workers exposed to prolonged outdoor heat.
The authorities further appealed to section authorities and residents to marque arrangements for providing drinking h2o to birds and animals done h2o troughs and earthen pots successful villages and municipality areas.
