With temperatures soaring and the IMD issuing heat warnings for Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, local authorities have installed green sheets at traffic signals to provide shade for motorists.
Coimbatore plans to initiate 10 shaded signals initially, with expansion based on need. Similar measures were adopted in Tiruppur and Pondicherry.
This move garnered appreciation as motorists endure extreme heat.
In Chennai, the Corporation introduced ‘thanneer panthals’ at various spots to offer water or buttermilk. Health centers under the Corporation are stocked with ORS packets to aid those affected by dehydration.
The regional meteorological center issued an orange alert for May 4th, predicting heat wave conditions in isolated pockets of North Interior Tamil Nadu.