By introducing seven-day weather forecasts, extra water supplies, cool-air shelters and afternoon breaks for workers. (Representational Image)
The government is launching programmes to protect people from extreme heat in two high-risk cities, after a devastating heat wave killed at least 2,500 people across the country last year.
By introducing seven-day weather forecasts, extra water supplies, cool-air shelters and afternoon breaks for workers, India hopes to help millions of impoverished workers stay safe in high heat.
The government worked with the New York-based National Resources Defense Council in putting the programme together.
The council said Wednesday the programmes will be launched over the next week in Bhubaneswar and Nagpur, where temperatures hit a sweltering 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) last May.