The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has submitted a report to the state government to this effect.

According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) heatwave conditions prevailed in many parts of Khammam and Karimnagar districts.

Panic-stricken millers turn to govt. for help

Exposure to chemical pesticides while spraying in the field has also become a major health problem for farmers in Karimnagar district.

Heavy rains lashed Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, throwing normal life out of gear, for the third day running on Monday.

KARIMNAGAR: As many 68 persons died of sunstroke in various parts of district from April 10 till date, according to information provided by the district health authorities.

With no respite in the soaring day temperatures, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued warning that heat wave conditions would prevail in some parts of Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Nalgonda

The loss of forest area in the country has been a high six per cent between 1975 and 2005, according to a study by the city-based National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC).

A nationwide research and action programme will be launched in 200 backward districts to gather data on malnutrition, Director General of Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and Secretary for Health Research, V.M. Katoch, said on Thursday.