AP, Telangana reel under scorching heat wave

The weather condition has even lead to drying up waterholes in the forest which resulted in the death of a leopard in the Kothakonda forests ares in Kurnool district.

After 1996, this is the first time that Andhra Pradesh has witnessed soaring temperature in March, while its counterpart Telangana witnessed the highest temperature in March 2010.
GP Sharma, vice president (meteorology) at Skymet said that this is nothing new for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to witness soaring temperatures during summer, but the heat wave conditions have started early this year.