New Delhi, June 10 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) report revealed that the maximum temperatures touched 46 degrees Celsius in several states on Tuesday, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, north Madhya Pradesh, parts of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. Meanwhile, Sri Ganganagar of Rajasthan registered highest temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius on 9 June, followed by Punjab's Bathinda and Madhya Pradesh's Khajuraho.

As heatwave conditions continue to prevail across northwestern India, IMD issued yellow alert for Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Suggesting that heatwave conditions are likely in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and in isolated pockets of East ...