India, June 3 -- As large parts of Delhi continue to reel under an intense heatwave, the Delhi Government has launched a citywide relief operation that has already reached more than 4.7 lakh people across all 13 districts of the capital. From metro stations and crowded markets to roadside shelters and mobile relief vans, the administration is trying to push emergency assistance to those most exposed to the punishing summer conditions.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said the Government's heatwave response campaign has been running on a war footing since May 6 through Mobile Heat Relief Units, temporary cooling shelters, and public assistance camps. According to official figures released by the Government, relief measures have so fa...