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Early Times Report
Jammu, April 11
As the mercury continues to soar in Jammu most of the residents of the winter capital of the state prefer to stay indoors to avoid direct contact with the heat wave.
In the past few days, the mercury in Jammu has crossed the 40° mark and continues to soar with every passing day.
“We prefer to stay indoors as the soaring temperature is not good for health as it soaks all the vital salts and water from the body,” Ajay Sharma, a local resident, said. Most of the people prefer to come out during the evening when the temperature drops a bit.
“When the sun sets we prefer to walk along the Ranbir canal as the cold water in the canal send out a cool breeze that is a bit soothing from the scorching sun,” Sham Lal, a local resident, said. The hawkers and the vegetable vendors also remain off the roads in the daytime and set up their kiosks after the sunset.
“All vegetables could dry if we place them in open during daytime. So we come on the streets during the evening to save our vegetables from the direct sun,” Sanjeev Kumar, a vegetable vendor, said.
Meanwhile, city doctors have advised the people to be cautious and avoid sunstrokes as the cases of people suffering from heat and waterborne diseases have increased.
“The number of patients suffering from dehydration and waterborne diseases has increased. Everyday we have been receiving number of patients with loss of fluids in their body, so we give them intravenous fluids”, a doctor at GMC Jammu said.
The doctors say that as the day time temperature is being soaring with every passing day people should take extra care to prevent them from the sunstrokes due to heat-wave.
“People need to take lot of fluids, fruits, juices and salads are also good for the health, but while drinking water people should be extra cautious,” the doctor said.
Meanwhile, agriculturists in the region also don’t see the increasing heat as a good omen for the agriculture and horticultural sector of the Jammu province.
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