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Discomfort grows as mercury rises

Heat wave bakes North India, Delhi reels at 45 C, Churu records 48 deg

A Royal Bengal tiger standing under a water sprinkler to get respite from the heat as tempearature soared at Jaipur Zoo on Friday, June 6. Meanwhile, Churu was hottest in the state at 48.6 degree C while mercury further soared in other western districts of Jaisalmer, Barmer and Bikaner by one to two degrees. In other areas of the state, the maximum temperature was recorded between 44.4 and 46.4 degrees.