Bengaluru: The mercury levels in the city have been soaring by the day and the weathermen have forecast that this trend will continue till March end. The city recorded 37 degrees Celsius on Thursday.
Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management (KSNDM) Director G.S. Srinivas Reddy told Deccan Chronicle that the increasing temperature was due to the onset of summer and it is a common phenomenon.
However, this time due to the absence of moisture in the atmosphere, the heat is being felt. At present the temperature across the state was at least two degrees above normal, he added.
However, he pointed out that a low trough has been formed in Tamil Nadu and Kerala region and it may bring rain in the city or it will be partly cloudy in the days to come.
Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management has 11 stations across the city to record and monitor the temperature, while Meteorological department has three.
