Delhi Fire Services Received Over 2500 Calls In March

According to the India Meteorological Department, Delhi recorded a mean maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius last month, making it the warmest March in the past 11 years.

The fire department responded to 2,573 calls in Delhi in March as compared to over 1,600 in last year, officials said on Sunday. According to the India Meteorological Department, Delhi recorded a mean maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius last month, making it the warmest March in the past 11 years. According to a data shared by Delhi Fire Services (DFS), it received 1,851 calls in January, 1,700 in February. As many as 2,573 call were received in March as against 1,638 received last year. DFS Director Atul Garg said the number of calls went up with an increase in temperature and the department was prepared to tackle any emergency.