Scorching heat affecting health, precautionary measures to follow

Heat wave conditions have become so bad these days that the day temperature has reached close to 48 degrees Celsius, which is much higher than the previous years.

Kapurthala– Heat wave conditions have become so bad these days that the day temperature has reached close to 48 degrees Celsius, which is much higher than the previous years.

People are reaching their places of work facing the rising heat and the lashings of running heat wave. In view of this rising summer, the Punjab government has announced a holiday in all schools keeping in mind the health of the children.

Due to less crowd in the markets, the business of the shopkeepers is also getting affected a lot. It may be mentioned that in view of the increasing heat, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert a few days in advance and instructed people to come out of their houses only for essential work.

In such a situation, people need to be very careful
In such extreme heat where the heat is affecting people’s health, it is very important for us to take care of our health these days. For humanity sake
one should keep earthen pots filled with water on the roofs of their houses so that any thirsty bird can quench its thirst.

Apart from this, if any helpless creature comes outside your house, give him water to drink.

Do not let the children and the elderly go out of the house
Where we need to take care of ourselves in the growing heat. Along with this, we should take full care of our young children and the elderly. We should not allow children and elderly people to go out of the house between 11 am to 5 pm as this heat can have a bad effect on their health.

Take care of these things
However, special advisory is also issued by the health department from time to time to avoid heat, according to which we can avoid the wrath of this terrible heat by keeping some things in mind.
We should not go out of the house between 11 am and 5 pm.

  • Use an umbrella when going outside to avoid direct exposure to sunlight.
  • Always wear glasses while going out.
    Keep a bottle of water with you.
  • If there is lack of water in the body, consume glucose, lemon water etc. – Wear light and airy clothes.