The heat action plan (HAP) aims to provide a framework for the implementation, coordination, and evaluation of extreme heat response activities in Ahmedabad. The Plan’s primary objective is to alert those populations most at risk of heat-related illness that extreme heat conditions either exist or are imminent, and to take appropriate precautions. The HAP also includes longer term measures, such as the Ahmedabad Cool Roofs Program.

A 2018 study evaluated the effectiveness of the Ahmedabad HAP before and after implementation. The study found that an estimated 2,380 deaths were avoided in the post-HAP period.2 The findings suggest that the Ahmedabad HAP protected health against mortality associated with extreme heat. The study evaluated the HAP’s impact on all-cause mortality in 2014–2015 relative to a 2007–2010 baseline and found a decrease in all-cause mortality in the first two years (2014–2015) the HAP was implemented.