Ramagundam 50°C: The 'Hottest Day' In Telangana State

Temperatures in Ramagundam, which is estimated to have seen 140 deaths last week due to severe heat, have consistently hovered around the 45°Celsius mark. And it reaches its maximum at 50 degrees mark and made the most hottest day in Telangana state yet.

Ramagundam, some 225 km from Hyderabad in Karimnagar district of Telangana, has always seen scorching summers. The city boasts of National Thermal Power Corporation’s 2,600 MW Ramagundam Super Thermal Power Station, the largest in South India.