By IANS, Jaipur : Rajasthan continued to reel under intense heat wave conditions Tuesday with the mercury hovering over 42 degrees Celsius in many places, forcing people to remain indoors.
The met department said there would be no change in the temperatures Wednesday. However, isolated dust storms or thunderstorms could occur.
Temperatures in most parts of Rajasthan continued to be three-five degrees above normal. Even the nights in the desert state are not cool, especially the western parts, where the minimum temperature has shot up to over 30 degrees Celsius.
State capital Jaipur was sizzling at 44 degrees Celsius, around six degrees above normal for this time of the year, along with Bikaner (44.2 degrees) and Jodhpur (44 degrees). Ajmer and Dabok were equally hot at 43 degrees.
Meanwhile, the Jaipur Zoo authorities have put in place coolers and fountains in many cages to protect the animals from the heat.