New Delhi, April 10 -- Amid soaring mercury and heatwave conditions across India, residents of Uttarakhand witnessed downpours in the wee hours of Thursday, April 10, bringing the much-wanted relief from the rising temperatures. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that heatwave conditions will improve in Gujarat and Rajasthan from today onwards.

Severe heatwave warning equivalent to an orange alert has been issued for Madhya Pradesh. Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely in isolated pockets of Saurashtra and Kutch on April 10 and over Punjab, Haryana and Delhi on April 15, IMD said.

IMD forecasted heatwave conditions in isolated pockets of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat on April 10 and in Rajasthan on April 10,...