Thousands of Indians are falling ill and dying preventable deaths due to
Deaths due to heat strokes from 2012-2022
India suffered a death toll of 138,377 in fifty years due to climate change events
Source: World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 2023
Heat waves have claimed over 24,000 lives since 1992
Source: (Kotharkar & Ghosh, 2021)
11,868 people died due to heat strokes in India between 2012 and 2022
Source: National Crime Records Bureau
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