723 died of heatwave in Andhra in 4 months: Govt
The Andhra Pradesh government today informed the Assembly that 723 people had died of extreme heat wave conditions in the state in the past four months. "Last year, 1,369 deaths were reported due to heat wave," Deputy Chief Minister Nimmakayala Chinarajappa said. "A comprehensive heat wave action plan was adopted and being implemented in three phases from January," he added.