New Delhi, April 23 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued heat wave alert for major parts of plains of Northwest, Central and East India for 23 April, a day after Odisha's Jharsuguda recorded 44.6degC maximum temperature followed by Maharashtra's Wardha at 44.2degC. Such weather conditions are likely to prevail over the coming 3 to 4 days.

IMD issued a yellow alert for heatwave in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, predicting extremely high temperature on 23 April. Meanwhile, an orange heat wave warning has been issued for West Bengal.

Several locations across the country registered maximum temperature 5degC appreciably above normal on Wednesday, including Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Meghalaya, Ker...