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UP: CM Yogi issues strict instructions to officials amid severe heatwave

Lucknow, May 17 (UNI) In view of the intensifying heatwave and extreme temperatures across Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the administration to remain fully alert and vigilant.
Following the Orange Alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Chief Minister instructed all District Magistrates, the Health Department, the Power Department, and relief agencies to stay on alert mode.
CM Yogi directed officials to maintain special surveillance in sensitive districts. He also instructed that adequate arrangements be ensured in government hospitals for the treatment of patients affected by heatstroke.
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