Boy Dies Amid Hot Summer Temperature in Koppal of Karnataka State

Koppal: A 13 year old boy was died amid steep rise in temperature Jamalapur Grama Panchayat at Kushtagi taluk of Koppal district, Karnataka on Friday. The boy was suffering from dehydration on Friday afternoon and was admitted to primary health centre (PHC) here. The physician at PHC asked his parents to take him to taluk hospital located in Kushtagi. However, the boy was died on his way to taluk hospital.   

The temperature in the district is hovering above 40 degree Celsius from April 01, 2017 and the health department has asked the people to take precautionary measures to prevent issues related health, said the health experts in Koppal speaking on the death of the boy.