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Nearly 200 bats person been recovered dormant astatine a colony successful Chhattisgarh's Korba district, with officials suspecting heatwave conditions arsenic the cause.
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Thousands of bats had taken structure successful trees on the Naukonia pond successful Pali Nagar Panchayat.
On Saturday (May 23, 2026), locals reported that a ample fig of bats were lying dormant connected the ground, portion galore were seen hanging lifeless from trees, pursuing which wood unit rushed to the spot, Katghora Divisional Forest Officer Kumar Nishant said connected Sunday (May 24, 2026).
Around 200 bats person died, and prima facie it appears that they succumbed to heatstroke, the authoritative said. The veterinary section has collected samples of the carcasses to ascertain the nonstop origin of death, helium added.
The Korba portion recorded temperatures betwixt 42 and 44 degrees Celsius connected Saturday (May 23, 2026), arsenic per the upwind department.
Every year, a ample fig of bats get successful Pali during February and March and settee astir the pond area. This year, their colonisation was importantly higher, officials said.
The Meteorological Centre successful Raipur connected Saturday (May 23, 2026) said heatwave conditions are apt to prevail successful isolated pockets of cardinal Chhattisgarh, covering Bilaspur (which includes Korba), Raipur, and Durg divisions, implicit the adjacent 5 days.
Rajnandgaon recorded the highest maximum somesthesia successful the authorities astatine 46℃ connected Saturday (May 23, 2026), portion the authorities superior Raipur logged 44.4℃, the upwind bureau said.
