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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orangish alert for Eluru, West Godavari, East Godavari and Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema districts, which are apt to acquisition terrible vigor question conditions astatine isolated pockets from May 21 to May 23. The State authorities has placed each Urban Local Bodies connected precocious alert and directed municipal commissioners to activate exigency preparedness measures from May 20 to May 26.
According to the seven-day territory forecast issued by the IMD’s Amaravati centre connected Tuesday (May 19, 2026), the vigor question spell volition physique crossed the northbound coastal districts and Yanam from May 20 and proceed done May 26.
Visakhapatnam recorded a maximum of 34.8°C astatine 2.30 p.m. connected Tuesday, the metropolis forecast bureau said. Across the State, Anantapur recorded the day’s highest speechmaking astatine 37.8°C, followed by Kurnool astatine 38°C, Nellore and Tirupathi astatine 37°C, and Amaravati-Gannavaram astatine 36°C.
In Eluru and West Godavari, the terrible vigor question volition acceptable successful connected May 21 and persist for 3 days, the longest specified spell forecast successful the State. East Godavari and Konaseema volition spot 1 time of terrible vigor question connected May 22, preceded and followed by vigor question conditions.
Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli are apt to spot vigor question conditions astatine isolated pockets from May 21 to May 25. Parvathipuram Manyam volition look vigor question conditions from May 20 itself, which volition proceed till May 26, the longest spell forecast for immoderate district. Srikakulam and Vizianagaram are apt to acquisition vigor question conditions for 3 days, from May 21 to May 23. Sri Alluri Sitharama Raju district, Kakinada and Yanam volition besides beryllium affected.
South coastal Andhra Pradesh
NTR, Krishna, Palnadu, Guntur, Bapatla and Prakasam districts person besides been placed nether the orangish alert, terrible vigor question conditions apt connected May 21 and May 22. Heat question conditions are apt for the remainder of the week.
Rayalaseema
The maximum temperatures are apt to scope betwixt 40°C and 43°C implicit the adjacent 5 days, the IMD bulletin said. No ceremonial vigor question informing has been issued for the region.
The IMD has besides forecast thunderstorm enactment accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 50 to 60 kmph astatine isolated places successful the northbound coastal districts and Rayalaseema implicit the adjacent 5 days. Light to mean rainfall oregon thundershowers are apt astatine 1 oregon 2 places successful astir coastal districts connected May 21, 22 and 23.
The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has advised radical to stay indoors betwixt 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., erstwhile the vigor volition beryllium astatine its peak. Senior citizens, children, large women, and radical who person pre-existing illnesses person been asked to strictly debar stepping extracurricular during these hours.
Urban Local Bodies connected precocious alert
Principal Secretary of the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Department, S. Suresh Kumar, has directed municipal commissioners, peculiarly successful Central and North Coastal Andhra Pradesh districts, to activate exigency preparedness measures betwixt May 20 and May 26 to forestall heat-related illnesses and fatalities.
Urban Local Bodies (ULB) person been asked to intensify nationalist consciousness campaigns done ward secretariats, societal media, section cablegram networks, municipal vehicles and nationalist announcement systems. Heat question advisories and ward-wise alerts are to beryllium disseminated among residents.
The authorities has besides directed ULBs to found drinking h2o facilities astatine autobus stands, hospitals, schools, markets, labour congregation points and Anna Canteens. Temporary h2o kiosks, cooling shelters and tanker proviso arrangements are to beryllium prioritised, particularly successful susceptible and water-scarce areas.
The directive has placed peculiar accent connected protecting sanitation workers, outdoor labourers, thoroughfare vendors, aged citizens and stateless persons done ward-level monitoring and coordinated wellness support.
Mr. Suresh Kumar has directed municipal authorities to personally oversee preparedness measures daily, and said determination should beryllium “no slackness successful field-level implementation” during the forecast period.
People successful request of help, oregon accusation related to the vigor question tin dial 1070, 112, oregon 18004250101.
