July 11: The four summer months are never easy in the southern parts of the country. In Samdrup Jongkhar as our correspondent Pema reports, the heat has become unbearable.

The residents of Samdrup Jongkhar and nearby villages are reeling under the sweltering heat. Our reporter Pema Samdrup says the day temperature goes up to 30 degree Celsius.

Their only respite from the heat is electric fans. But in times of power failure, residents have no solution.

Our reporter says the scorching heat is not the only problem. The heat brings with it various health problems for the people. Several people are suffering from viral infections like fever, cough, joint pain, headache, and heat rashes. Elderly and small children are complaining of gastric problem because of the electric fans.

According to the District Medical officer the hospital is seeing an increase in the number of patients. He said the most of them are suffering from viral fever and other heat related problems. He said there is no specific treatment for these viral infections.

Meanwhile, some people especially children dip in the rivers to escape the heat. But this too doesn’t come free. They often get sick after swimming.