Agra reels under severe heatwave, economically weaker section bears the brunt
India Today
Amid scorching heat, Agra residents, especially people from the economically weaker section, are bearing the brunt of the extreme weather conditions.
As the scorching heatwave continues to prevail in Agra, residents, especially from the economically weaker section, are bearing the brunt of the extreme weather conditions.
On Wednesday, the maximum temperature hovered around 44 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature settled at 32.9 degrees Celsius, five degrees above normal.
The heat is affecting the slum dwellers as well as the people living on the roadside as they do not have enough resources and amenities to keep themselves cool or save themselves from the sweltering heat.
They have been forced to live without a cooler or even a fan. In addition to this, access to clean drinking water also becomes problematic in the peak summer season, thus, leaving them high and dry.
(With inputs from ANI)
