Prolonged electricity cuts in Punjab cities as mercury soars put AAP govt on defensive

Prolonged energy cuts successful cardinal cities person enactment Punjab’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) authorities connected the defensive, with Opposition parties sharpening their onslaught connected the administration, adjacent arsenic temperatures proceed to soar crossed the State.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Punjab saw adust upwind conditions connected April 23, with Bathinda signaling the highest maximum somesthesia successful the State astatine 42.8°C. The IMD successful its forecast has predicted a gradual emergence successful maximum somesthesia by 2-3°C during the adjacent 4 days. In Punjab, heatwave conditions are apt to prevail astatine isolated places connected April 24 and 25, and the mean maximum somesthesia has been appreciably supra normal, which is apt to beryllium mean to supra mean implicit the State during this week. successful the State, the IMD said.