India, May 22 -- New Delhi

While land surface temperatures around the Yamuna riverbanks hover at 33degC on a hot day, areas around the Indira Gandhi International Airport reach as high as 60.7degC - a 27-degree differential within the same city, according to a new study released on Thursday.

The finding is part of a larger analysis that found nearly three-fourths of Delhi's land area has remained under recurring heat stress between 2015 and 2024, with industrial belts, dense residential neighbourhoods, and unplanned settlements emerging as the worst-affected locations.

The analysis, Making Delhi Heat-Resilient: A Roadmap with the Focus on Vulnerable Groups by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), estimated land surface temperat...