The Northern Pintail, seen here in Sultanpur, Haryana, was spotted last year on November 20, says Khudsar. 2019 has seen as slew of heatwaves across the world, which have affected the lives of several species.
The froth was caused at this time of the year due to the lean water flow in the river. After the construction of the Hathnikund barrage upstream in Haryana, the flow downstream is now just 160 cusecs which cannot dilute effluents, which consequently build up in the form of foam.
The water-sharing agreement of 1994 among the Yamuna riparian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi is not due for revision before 2025. So, we could be seeing images similar to these again next year.
A man covers his head amid hot, dry weather in Pahari town of Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district. The state saw heatwave conditions in the second week of May, with Ratlam district recording the highest maximum temperature of 46°C on May 9. The same day, temperatures in Madhya Pradesh’s four major cities – Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior-were 1-2°C above normal. The India Meteorological Department says the heatwave was due to a trough running across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and northwest Madhya Pradesh.
A man covers his head amid hot, dry weather in Pahari town of Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district. The state saw heatwave conditions in the second week of May, with Ratlam district recording the highest maximum temperature of 46°C on May 9. The same day, temperatures in Madhya Pradesh’s four major cities – Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior-were 1-2°C above normal. The India Meteorological Department says the heatwave was due to a trough running across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and northwest Madhya Pradesh.
A man covers his head amid hot, dry weather in Pahari town of Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district. The state saw heatwave conditions in the second week of May, with Ratlam district recording the highest maximum temperature of 46°C on May 9. The same day, temperatures in Madhya Pradesh’s four major cities – Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior-were 1-2°C above normal. The India Meteorological Department says the heatwave was due to a trough running across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and northwest Madhya Pradesh.
A man covers his head amid hot, dry weather in Pahari town of Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district. The state saw heatwave conditions in the second week of May, with Ratlam district recording the highest maximum temperature of 46°C on May 9. The same day, temperatures in Madhya Pradesh’s four major cities – Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior-were 1-2°C above normal. The India Meteorological Department says the heatwave was due to a trough running across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and northwest Madhya Pradesh.
A man covers his head amid hot, dry weather in Pahari town of Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district. The state saw heatwave conditions in the second week of May, with Ratlam district recording the highest maximum temperature of 46°C on May 9. The same day, temperatures in Madhya Pradesh’s four major cities – Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior-were 1-2°C above normal. The India Meteorological Department says the heatwave was due to a trough running across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and northwest Madhya Pradesh.
There were reports from both, Punjab and Haryana, of national highways, state highways, link roads and railway tracks being completely blocked, bringing road and rail traffic to a halt. In other states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, the shutdown evoked a mixed response. Here, two protestors sit near barricades put up by the administration at Ghazipur.
The response at Ghazipur was not much. However, the Bharat bandh was total in states like Punjab, Haryana, Kerala and Bihar, according to SKM. All kinds of institutions, markets and transport were closed in these states from 6 AM to 4 PM.
The reptile is herbivorous, solitary and burrow-dwelling, found in the arid and semi-arid regions of north-western India. In India, it can be found in Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.