The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert warning last week for extreme heat in some regions of the country, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
There is no concrete evidence of heat wave behind these deaths."
The government fired Diwakar Singh, the chief medical official at the main state hospital in Ballia, for saying that the deaths were due to heat.
While the heat wave was expected to continue in some regions on Monday, parts of India's northeastern Assam state reeled under floods triggered by heavy rains.
Many pockets are expected to receive heavy to extremely heavy rainfall this week, which could lead to flooding," said a senior official with the IMD.
Persons:
Ravindra Kumar, Diwakar Singh, Brajesh Pathak, Singh, Rajendra Jadhav, Sudipto Ganguly, Raju Gopalakrishnan
Organizations:
Indian Meteorological Department, IMD, Reuters, Hindustan Times, Thomson
Locations:
LUCKNOW, India, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh's Ballia, New Delhi, Ballia, Patna, India's, Assam, Mumbai