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NEW DELHI: As the minimum temperature touched 27.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday in the Delhi-NCR region, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued the highest “red” alert for some parts of northern India including the national capital. Heatwave will continue in the region for another five days and will give rise heat-related casualty figures. “Even if the maximum temperature doesn’t rise further in these places, because the heat is persistent, we have to issue a red category warning,” he added. The IMD alert came after it observed heatwave conditions in Delhi, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and some parts of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. On Friday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 44.8 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average, while the minimum was 28.4 degrees, a notch above the normal..