The city park in Delhi relies on lakes and extinguishers to provide comfort to its 1, 200 occupants, where higher temperatures have been making birds and wild monkeys faint or fall ill.
Sanjeet Kumar, the zoo’s chairman, informed ANI that the summer management diet includes a more liquid meal as well as all the seasonal fruits and vegetables that are more water-containing.
Delhi, which is expected to reach 43 degrees Fahrenheit on Friday, experienced its first heat-related death this week and is currently dealing with a severe water shortage.
Billions of people in Asia have been dealing with soaring heat, including in India’s neighboring Pakistan, a pattern that experts claim has been worsened by human-driven climate change.
India, which is holding its regional votes in the midst of the temperature, is the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, but it has set a goal of achieving net zero by 2070.
While some parts of the nation are experiencing warmth, the northern states of Manipur and Assam have experienced heavy snowfall after Cyclone Remal, with some areas being flooded on Friday.
Monsoon rains even reach the coast of the region’s southern Kerala state on Thursday, two days earlier than expected.