Bhubaneswar: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Odisha issued letters to eight district collectors following heatwave prediction by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Taking a serious note of the weather department’s heatwave prediction, Padmanav Behera, the Additional Special Relief Commissioner wrote a letter to the district collectors of Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Balangir, Boudh and Nuapada and requested them to take following precautionary measures at their level to face any eventuality:
- Please do miking advising people on heat-wave precautions, keep the hospital in readiness and advise workers not to work in the open sunlight from 11 AM to 3 PM.
- The public to take precautionary measures for hot weather while going outside during peak hours of the day (around 11 AM to 3 PM).
- Avoid prolonged heat exposure.
- Wear lightweight, light-coloured loose cotton clothes.
- Cover your head, use a wet cloth, hat or umbrella while going out during peak hours.
- Drink sufficient water even if not feeling thirsty to avoid dehydration.
- Use ORS, homemade drinks like lassi, Torani (water rise) sugarcane juice, lemon water, butte milk etc. to dehydrate the body.
- Caution workers to avoid direct sunlight during the peak hours.
- Schedule strenuous jobs to cooler times of the day.
- Increasing the frequency and length of rest breaks for outdoor activities.
- Pregnant workers and workers with medical conditions should be given additional attention.
