Delhi recorded India’s highest ever recorded temperature on Wednesday as the national capital has been braving a prolonged spell of heatwave conditions.
The weather station in Delhi's Mungeshpur recorded 52.3 degree Celsius at 2.30 pm, reports said.
India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its weather forecast warnings earlier in the day, said that the heatwave to severe heatwave conditions will prevail over most parts of Delhi for the next few days.
The neighbouring states of Haryana and Rajasthan, too, continue to toil under extreme heat. Phalodi in Rajasthan recorded 51 degree Celsius while Sirsa in Haryana recorded 50.3 degree Celsius.
The weather department has urged people to take "extreme care for vulnerable people" due to the heatwave.
Meanwhile, power demand reached an all-time high of 8,302 MW in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon.
It is the first time in the history of the national capital that its power demand has crossed the 8,300-MW mark. Power distribution companies had estimated the power demand to peak at 8,200 MW this summer, the discom officials said.
According to the State Load Dispatch Centre, Delhi, the peak power demand of the city was 8,302 MW at 15:36:32 hours.