As the country swelters under an intense heatwave, Zomato, the online food delivery platform, appealed to customers on Sunday to avoid ordering during peak afternoon hours unless absolutely necessary.
“Please refrain from ordering during peak afternoon unless absolutely necessary,” Zomato posted on X.
The scorching heat has caused some states to experience higher temperatures than in previous years, resulting in issues such as heatstroke. Reports of heatstroke-related deaths have emerged from Bihar, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Delhi.
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On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a meeting to assess the ongoing heatwave conditions in the country and to review preparations for the impending monsoon season.
The Prime Minister was informed that according to forecasts from the IMD, the heatwave is expected to persist in certain areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh.
PM Modi has directed that regular drills for preventing and managing fire incidents must be conducted effectively.
Meanwhile, Deepinder Goyal, co-founder and CEO of Zomato, has introduced India’s first crowd-supported weather infrastructure, delivering localized, up-to-the-minute data on vital weather metrics including temperature, humidity, wind speed, rainfall, and beyond.
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Dubbed weatherunion.com, it comprises an exclusive network of more than 650 on-the-ground weather stations. Presently accessible in 45 cities, the company has expressed intentions to rapidly extend coverage to additional urban centers.
The company has also granted open access to this network, via an Application Programming Interface (API), to all institutions and companies across the country, free of charge.