Oppressive weather adds to the election heat this season

Eighty-year-old R. Chandrasekaran is, like many across Tamil Nadu, looking forward to casting his vote in the April 23 Assembly election. In fact, Dr. Chandrasekaran, president of the Raja Annamalaipuram  Residents’ Association, has been encouraging all residents of the locality to go out and vote. The only daunting factor here is not age but the heat. Dr. Chandrasekaran says he is advising residents to hydrate adequately before setting out, and carry a bottle of water.

This year, the India Meteorological Department has warned, many parts of the country will experience an “above-normal” number of heatwave days in the period between April and June.