Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that detailed guidelines have been issued to all departments to ensure public safety.
Among the measures announced by Gupta are mandatory rest for workers from 1 to 4 PM, along with arrangements for water and shade.
In schools, priority will be given to ensuring cool water for children, and the transport department will install water counters at bus stops, Gupta said.
Other states too have initiated measures, including revision of school timing, while the authorities in the eastern Indian state of Odisha have announced summer vacation in schools from Monday in view of the heat conditions.
The state also witnessed the death of two school teachers who were part of the ongoing census exercise, allegedly due to sunstroke.
With soaring temperatures in many parts of the country, doctors have advised people to take precautions.
“In view of the temperatures, people should take precautions. The vulnerable group, which includes elderly people and others, needs to be more careful,” D Bahera, a respiratory medicine specialist in North India, told Anadolu.
Several hospitals have stepped up their efforts to provide more care to patients. In New Delhi, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital has established a specialised heat stroke unit to deal with the patients.
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