There has been an increasing trend of heat-wave in India over the past several years whereby several cities in India have been severely affected. The increased occurrences and severity of heat-wave is a wake-up call for all agencies to take necessary action also in Jharkhand for prevention, preparedness and community outreach to save the lives of the general public, livestock and wild life.

That is why the Heat Wave Action Plan of Hazaribagh has been prepared to spell out a standard action and operation mechanism for disaster management in district wide.