India, April 22 -- As the capital braces for a scorching summer, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday unveiled a sweeping 150-page Heat Action Plan 2025 - a first-of-its-kind blueprint to tackle intensifying heatwaves with the help of cooling shelters, heatwave wards in hospitals, and the installation of 3,000 water coolers across the city.

Framed by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, in line with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, the plan aims to make the city heat-resilient through a coordinated, citizen-centric approach. The launch event at the Delhi Secretariat was attended by cabinet ministers Parvesh Sahib Singh and Pankaj Singh, chief secretary Naresh Kumar, and senior officials.

The initiative...