Heavy rain warnings have also been issued for Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and Gangetic West Bengal, while Uttarakhand is expected to come under a heavy rainfall alert from July 15 before the wet spell extends to parts of the western Himalayas later this week.
In the advisory, the administration has asked Noida residents to exercise caution even as the Delhi-NCR region braces for strong bout of weather changes that could result in high speed winds, thunderstorms and lightning strikes.
Amid the blistering heatwave conditions, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched a series of citizen-friendly and eco-conscious initiatives across the city to provide relief from extreme summer temperatures.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has advised citizens to "take as many precautions as possible," besides ensuring that they remain hydrated while stepping outdoors.
The elephants at the facility are being given ice popsicles, frozen fruit blocks, regular mud baths, curd-based diets as well as frequent access to water.
The heatwave this year has exposed the urban water crisis in the national capital. The scorching heat and record high temperatures in Delhi are accompanied with an acute water shortage.
It is very concerning that annual trends in heatwaves now show temperature departures of 5-9 degrees Celsius from the normal summer weather.
The Bilaspur division alone has witnessed ten deaths due to the severe heat conditions.
A Met Department official said the temperatures would stay in the range of 41-44 degrees Celsius and humidity would be above 70 per cent, making the heat unbearable.
Delhi Mungeshpur recorded the maximum temperature at 49 degrees C, nine points above season's average.
