Chill out Punekars: PMC debunks Whatsapp rumour saying temperature will hit 48 degrees!

The Pune Municipal Corporation has debunked a rumour that it has issued a red alert in the city for three days, after a message on WhatsApp went viral.

“Pune Municipal Corporation has issued 'RED Alert' for 3 days. Mean temperature  will be between 45.1 to 48.5degrees Celsius. Please drink 6-7 litres of water a day, Avoid going out in open sun from 11AM- 4 PM.  Circulate this message in family & friends,” the message read.

In response, the Pune Municipal Corporation tweeted

PMC wishes to inform Punekars that the heat wave message currently circulating on social media is untrue. PMC has issued no such alerts.

— PMC Care (@PMCPune) March 28, 2017

However, the rise in temperatures in March has been a cause of concern amongst India’s citizens. According to AccuWeather, an online global weather portal, most of India will reach high temperatures at or above 38 C with the highest temperatures getting recorded across Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and eastern Maharashtra where highs during the middle and end of the week will range from 43-46 degrees C

New Delhi is expected to endure temperature above 38 C (100 F) into early next week. Overnight lows will fall only to 21-24 C during this time.