NEW DELHI, Oct 26 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 150 people died, in different incidents of lightening, during rains in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh, over the past two months, said the latest data.
The Climate Resilient Observing Systems Promotion Council (CROPC), which is running a “lightening resilient India Campaign” in collaboration with Union Ministry of Earth Science, compiled the data.
According to the data, over 625,000 lightening flashes were reported across the state during Aug-Sept.
Times of India quoted Madhya Pradesh Disaster Management Authority Deputy Director, Saurabh Singh, as saying that, his office was planning to launch a campaign, on how to be safe during lightening.
“We have planned a mission to increase awareness among people to cut down lightening deaths,” he said.
“We have asked for installation of lightening arresters at all government buildings, hospitals and schools. to check loss of lives during lightening,” he added.
According to an estimate, around 3,000 people die in India every year, in lightening incidents, out of which at least 96 percent die in rural areas. Over 70 percent of the deaths occurs due to people standing under a tree to take shelter during rains, another finding of CROPC said.– NNN-PTI