Updated On: 27 March, 2024 08:40 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The threshold for a heatwave is met when the maximum temperature reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius in the plains, 37 degrees Celsius in coastal areas

Representation image. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warning of heatwave at several parts of the country, including Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan, parts of Maharashtra among others for the next 48 hours.
The mercury touched 41.6 degrees Celsius in Bhuj (Gujarat), 41.1 degrees Celsius in Rajkot (Gujarat), 41.5 degrees Celsius in Akola (Maharashtra) and 41.4 degrees Celsius in Washim (Maharashtra).