By IANS,
New Delhi : There is no respite in sight for the capital’s residents as the mercury continued to soar Sunday – with the maximum temperature nearly touching 40 degrees Celsius – and the met department forecasting a similar day Monday.
“The minimum temperature recorded this morning was five degrees above the average, at 22 degrees Celsius. Similarly the maximum temperature was five notches above the average at 39 degrees Celsius,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
Monday is predicted to be a similar sizzler.
“It will be clear skies and high temperatures on Monday as well. The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to hover around 22 and 38 degrees Celsius,” the official added.
Anjali Kumar, a home maker who went out shopping at Sarojini Nagar market Sunday morning, said: “I went out at around 11 a.m. for some shopping but because of the intense heat, had to cut short the trip. If it’s so hot in April, I dread to even think how hot it will get in May and June!”.