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CM Yogi directs preparation and effective implementation of heat wave action plan

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Lucknow : Between March and June 2024, Uttar Pradesh witnessed the highest heat waves in over a decade. In view of the experience, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has proactively alerted all relevant departments before the summer season and directed them to implement a comprehensive heat wave action plan.

According to the India Meteorological Department, temperatures are expected to remain above normal from April to mid-May. Anticipating this, the state government has formulated a multi-layered strategy in collaboration with the Departments of Health, Urban Development, Labor, Animal Husbandry, and Rural Development.

Key components of the action plan include regular health checkups for workers, water sprinkling on roads, provision of shaded areas in parks and workplaces, and ensuring shelters and medical care for animals. Special attention is being paid to protecting outdoor laborers from exhaustion, dehydration, and heat stroke. Health checkup camps will be set up at industrial and construction sites across the state.

CM Yogi has issued clear instructions to all concerned departments and District Magistrates to ensure strict adherence to the action plan in their respective areas. He emphasized that no negligence will be tolerated in operating shelters, maintaining drinking water supply, and running public awareness programs.

The Chief Minister has also called for ground-level verification of the plan’s implementation and demanded detailed district-wise reports on preparations and compliance.

Public awareness campaigns will educate citizens about symptoms and first-aid measures for heat-related illnesses such as sunstroke, heat exhaustion, and dehydration. Mobile monitoring teams will be deployed to assess daily conditions and ensure timely interventions.

CM Yogi stated that the overarching goal is to safeguard the lives of citizens and their animals from the dangers of extreme heat while ensuring coordinated and timely action at every level of governance.