A woman walks under an umbrella as protection from severe heat in New Delhi.
Heatwave: Amid Unbearable Temperatures, See How India Is Beating The Heat
Heatwave conditions are most likely to continue over plains of Northwest India, north Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat State during the next five days, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its bulletin on Monday, May 20, amid several states recording unbearably high temperatures. Not just Delhi or other parts of the Northwest plains, even the hill state of Himachal Pradesh is battling a heatwave, prompting authorities to issue an alert and change school timings.
A girl walks in a puddle of water inside the Humayun's Tomb complex on a hot summer day in New Delhi.
A man stands next to a fountain inside the Humayun's Tomb complex on a hot summer day in New Delhi.
An e-rickshaw carries earthen pitchers during a hot summer day, in New Delhi. The demand for earthen pots goes up in the summer season for storing drinking water.