Polling started on the 8 seats of Bihar, the Met department issued an alert of heat waves.

Polling started on the 8 seats of Bihar, the Met department issued an alert of heat waves.

Patna June 1: The polling for the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha election for 8 seats started in Bihar,  the met department has issued an alert of heat waves in three Lok Sabha constituencies Karakat, Buxar and Sasaram.

An official said that the temperature will stay around 41 to 44 degrees Celsius but the humidity is above 70%, it is turning out to be unbearable conditions, especially in the afternoon.

The voting in Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Nalanda, Arrah, Buxar, Sasaram, Karakat and Jehanabad started at 7 am on Saturday and people are seen in queues in the morning hours.

“The heat wave alert was issued by the department in three parliamentary constituencies Karakat, Buxar and Sasaram on Saturday. Apart from this, there will be hot and humid conditions in five seats Pataliputra, Patna Sahib, Nalanda, Jehanabad and Arrah as well,” said Anand Shankar, a meteorologist of Patna.

There has definitely been relief on Thursday due to midnight rain in some districts including Purnea and Kishanganj and cold wind in many districts but the heat wave situation will continue in South West Bihar.

“Heat is felt more during hot and humid conditions. This situation prevails in all parliamentary constituencies where the polling is underway. We have advised voters to drink plenty of water. If they have to stand in queues for a long time for voting then keep the head covered with a towel or umbrella,” he said.

The heat and humid conditions are turning out deadly in Bihar with more than 110 persons lost their lives since Wednesday.

Anand Shankar said that the effect of the heat wave will be seen for the first two to three days in the first week of June but after that rain is expected to arrive here in South Bihar.

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IANS.AJK.