Earlier, on Tuesday also, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting to review the public health preparedness in connection with the ongoing heatwave across the country. Significantly, many people are suffering due to the scorching heat across the country. Earlier, IMD scientist Naresh Kumar had said that the temperature in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana would reach 40-45 degrees in the coming days. He said, heat wave continues in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Orange alert has been issued in these parts.