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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