Palakkad sizzles as scorching summer shrinks reservoirs, triggers fish deaths in farms

Palakkad territory is reeling nether an aggravated heatwave, signaling the highest temperatures successful the State arsenic daytime mercury levels soared past 40℃ connected Tuesday. The concern was peculiarly terrible astir Malampuzha Dam, wherever temperatures connected Tuesday touched 40.1℃. The relentless vigor is not lone disrupting regular beingness but has besides led to a noticeable driblet successful tourer arrivals successful the region.

The Meteorological section has issued a informing that temperatures are apt to emergence further successful the coming days. Amid the aggravated heat, reports of wide food deaths person emerged from respective parts of Palakkad. At Maruvakkad adjacent Puthussery, food husbandman Sumati Muraleedharan reported dense losses, with stocks meant for harvest successful May dying prematurely.