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With summer setting in early, here's how citizens beat the heat

Even as drought is hitting most parts of south India, some parts of the country are coping with the heat conditions that have set early this year.
A bypasses takes respite from the heat by having some cold drinks at a roadside shop in Chennai. (P Jawahar | EPS)
A bypasses takes respite from the heat by having some cold drinks at a roadside shop in Chennai. (P Jawahar | EPS)
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A BMTC bus driver fills two big bottles with drinking water from a bus stand in Bengaluru. (Nagesh Polali | EPS)
A BMTC bus driver fills two big bottles with drinking water from a bus stand in Bengaluru. (Nagesh Polali | EPS)
Children take a plunge in Unkal Lake on a sunny afternoon in Hubballi. (D Hemanth | EPS)
Children take a plunge in Unkal Lake on a sunny afternoon in Hubballi. (D Hemanth | EPS)
The scorching sun has left labourers in Kozhikode to suffer. A porter uses helmet to protect himself from sun. (A Sanesh | EPS)
The scorching sun has left labourers in Kozhikode to suffer. A porter uses helmet to protect himself from sun. (A Sanesh | EPS)
School kids struggle and fill their bottles with water from a roadside can. | EPS
School kids struggle and fill their bottles with water from a roadside can. | EPS
A boy enjoys swinging from a saree tied like a swing under the shade of a tree in Kozhikode. (A Sanesh | EPS)
A boy enjoys swinging from a saree tied like a swing under the shade of a tree in Kozhikode. (A Sanesh | EPS)
A roadside seller arranges caps on a park's fence as summer fast approaches in Hyderabad. (Sathya Keerthi | EPS)
A roadside seller arranges caps on a park's fence as summer fast approaches in Hyderabad. (Sathya Keerthi | EPS)
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