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Monsoon Delayed, North India Continues To Sizzle Under Heatwave

Unbearably high temperatures amid heatwave conditions in parts of North India have affected the daily life of residents, with power cuts and water shortage being reported from several cities. A sluggish southwest monsoon on Wednesday covered large parts of Maharashtra, while the wait for a fresh pulse for the rains to march across central and northern India, which continues to reel under intense heat conditions, seems to be longer than expected.

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Weather: Hot summer day in Delhi | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav

Mirage appears on a road amid heatwave, in New Delhi.

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Weather: Hot summer day in Kolkata | Photo: PTI
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A driver splashes water on his face to get relief from the scorching heat on a hot summer day, in Kolkata.

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Weather: Hot summer day in Ranchi | Photo: PTI
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Children cool themselves in a water body to get relief from the scorching heat on a hot summer day, in Ranchi.

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Weather: Hot Day in Agra | Photo: PTI
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A man offers water to another on a hot summer day, near the Taj Mahal in Agra.

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Weather: Hot summer day in Varanasi | Photo: PTI
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Cooling water mist being released to provide relief from the scorching heat on a hot summer day, at Godaulia, in Varanasi.

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Weather: Hot summer day in Jalandhar | Photo: PTI
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Volunteers distribute cold water among passengers at Jalandhar Cantonment railway station on a hot summer day, in Jalandhar.

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Weather: Hot summer day in Gurugram | Photo: PTI
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A girl covers her head for protection from the scorching heat on a hot summer day, in Gurugram.

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Heatwave in New Delhi | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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A worker cleans a fountain at the North Block on a hot summer day, in New Delhi.

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Hot weather in Delhi | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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Labourers work on a hot summer day, in New Delhi.

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Delhi Weather | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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Workers commute amid heatwave, in New Delhi.

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Water uses to cope with heatwaves New Delhi | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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A bow follows in the cooling water mist released by an anti-smog gun for relief from the scorching heat, on a hot summer day, in New Delhi.

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Hot Weather In Delhi-NCR | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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India Gate and Kartavya Path, seen on a hot summer day, in New Delhi.