PDMA Issues Heat Wave Alert For Punjab During Next Week
Faizan Hashmi Published May 07, 2022 | 07:34 PM
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has warned that the temperature in the province may rise by several degrees during the next week, triggering a heat wave
RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th May, 2022 ) :The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has warned that the temperature in the province may rise by several degrees during the next week, triggering a heat wave.
In an advisory issued on Saturday, the Authority said that high pressure was likely to grip upper atmosphere from Sunday. Due to this high-pressure day temperatures were likely to increase gradually in most parts of the country from Sunday. Day Temperature are likely to remain 07-09 degrees above normal in upper Punjab while Day Temperatures are likely to remain 06-08 degrees above normal in Central and South Punjab.
As per the PDMA advisory, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has informed that the temperature in the province to increase gradually in most parts of the country from Sunday.
The PDMA urged Deputy Commissioners of Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Sialkot, Bhakkar, Bahawalnagar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Jhang and Layyah to issue an alert for people.
"All relevant line agencies must also be put on alert for swift response in case of emergency," it said.
The PDMA issued advisory to the Deputy Commissioners, saying that heat wave conditions were likely during the next week owing to persistent high pressure in the upper atmosphere, and day temperatures are likely to stay exceptionally high in most areas of the province.
It warned that the extreme weather could cause water stress to the standing crops, vegetables, and orchards.
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