Weather Alert: Heat Waves Predicted In 48 Mandal Of AP

Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority MD Dr. BR Ambedkar, said in a statement on Thursday, the 20th of April, that heavy heatwaves are likely to occur in 48 mandals of the state on Friday, the 21st of April.

The heatwaves would be in 14 mandals of Anakapalli district, 9 in Vizianagaram district, 7 in Guntur district, 7 in Kakinada district, 4 in Krishna, 4 in NTR, one each in Alluri Seetharamaraju, Palanadu and Visakhapatnam districts.

Meanwhile, heatwaves were reported in 8 mandals in Anakapalli district and one mandal in Vizianagaram on Thursday along with 51 other mandals.

On the 20th of April, Thursday, 44.7 degrees were recorded in Rayalacheruvu in Ramachandrapuram mandal of Tirupati district, 44.6 in Nandavaram in Banaganapalle mandal of Nandyal district, 44.5 in Nellimarlo of Vizianagaram district, 44.3 in Nindra in Chittoor district, 44.3 degrees in Vepinapi and Akkamambapuram in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district respectively.