Relief unlikely from heatwave conditions

With the temperature hovering above 40 degree Celsius for the last five days, weather experts are of the view that no downturn is expected at least in the next one week. Resident of Rasulpur village were seen sitting on the canal banks with their livestock in large numbers. The temperature was 42 degree Celsius in Tarn Taran though the impact looked to be much higher with no reprieve in sight.

Residents of Tarn Taran town came to the roadside where rehri operators were doing their business to taste the Ghare (earthen pot) Wali Kulfi or the Falude Wali Kulfi. Some were seen at the Verka booth outside the local Civil Hospital. On the outskirts of the town, on Sarhali road, people were seen purchasing earthen pots (ghara) to store water to drink.

On the Sarhali road in Tarn Taran, heavy rush was seen at the cooler shop. Sukhwinder Singh and Jaswant Singh, the proprietors, said customers come to them in the scorching heat to buy coolers as it is more economical than air-conditioners.