Publication Date April 4, 2016 | Hindustan Times

April, and Already on the Boil as Heat Wave Grips India

India
Extreme heat. Photo: Hindustan Times
Extreme heat. Photo: Hindustan Times

It is just the beginning of the summer season but a heat wave has gripped most parts of India with the searing sun worsening the farm crisis in drought-hit Bundelkhand and Vidarbha, and forcing municipalities to ration water in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh