Natural Disaster – Safeguard measures Kerala reports most deaths from heatwave in 2022 As many as 120 people died in Kerala from heatwaves till June-end, the highest in the country. Kerala was followed by Gujarat with 35 deaths, Telangana 20, Maharashtra 14, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh 12 each, West Bengal 11 and Madhya Pradesh 10. Note The states have been told to prepare their heat health sector plan with focus on awareness building, upgrade of health system capacity and strengthening of health infrastructure to treat heat-related illness and reduce the number of deaths. The India Meteorological Department issues heatwave alerts and these are shared with the State level nodal officers on climate change to ensure health facility preparedness and follow-up. About Heat wave If maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 40°C or more for Plains and at least 30°C or more for Hilly regions.
