Indore, As Indore is in the grip of extreme heat, the traffic police has reduced the duration of red lights at busy intersections, while the electricity department has installed coolers in front of power transformers in the city.
The city recorded a maximum temperature of 44.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, a record high in May in eight years, a weather department official said.
He said the maximum temperature in the city is likely to cross 45 degrees Celsius in the next two to three days.
"We have reduced the red light duration from eight to 11 seconds at three busy traffic intersections in view of the scorching heat," Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kiran Sharma said on Friday.
He said the traffic situation at other signals in the city is being reviewed to repeat the process.
According to eyewitnesses, green nets have been installed at some busy traffic signals to provide relief to motorists.
An official of Madhya Pradesh West Zone Electricity Distribution Company said bi-coolers were installed in front of transformers at power stations in different parts of the city.
"The temperature in the city has been very high for the last five days. First we installed fans in front of the transformer. When this did not help in bringing down the temperature, we started using big coolers on either side of the transformer for 24 hours Satish Prajapat, an employee posted at the power substation at LIG intersection, said.
He said that if the transformer overheats, the power supply from the substation stops, affecting consumers.
The city recorded a maximum temperature of 44.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, a record high in May in eight years, a weather department official said.
He said the maximum temperature in the city is likely to cross 45 degrees Celsius in the next two to three days.
"We have reduced the red light duration from eight to 11 seconds at three busy traffic intersections in view of the scorching heat," Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kiran Sharma said on Friday.
He said the traffic situation at other signals in the city is being reviewed to repeat the process.
According to eyewitnesses, green nets have been installed at some busy traffic signals to provide relief to motorists.
An official of Madhya Pradesh West Zone Electricity Distribution Company said bi-coolers were installed in front of transformers at power stations in different parts of the city.
"The temperature in the city has been very high for the last five days. First we installed fans in front of the transformer. When this did not help in bringing down the temperature, we started using big coolers on either side of the transformer for 24 hours Satish Prajapat, an employee posted at the power substation at LIG intersection, said.
He said that if the transformer overheats, the power supply from the substation stops, affecting consumers.
