Heatwave threat spreads across Telangana: 588 of 612 mandals vulnerable, 1.6 crore people at risk

What does a Telangana summertime look like? If the State’s latest Heatwave Action Plan 2026 is immoderate indication, it is simply a play that volition trial some radical and systems crossed astir the full region. Of 612 mandals successful Telangana, arsenic galore arsenic 588 person been identified arsenic susceptible to heatwave conditions, leaving lone 24 mandals successful the comparatively harmless category.

The assessment, built connected humanities heatwave trends and clime data, divides mandals into 5 hazard categories. At the astir terrible end, six mandals autumn nether the ‘severe’ class portion 106 are classified arsenic ‘critical’, 189 mandals are marked ‘semi-critical’ and 287 are placed nether the ‘vigilant’ category.