Eleven people have died due to heatstroke and approximately 150 reported dizziness and exhaustion in Kharghar on Sunday, where Union Home Minister Amit Shah was addressing a large gathering of people at the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony  for esteemed social activist Dattatray Narayan Dharmadhikari, also known as Appasaheb Dharmadhikari. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadanvis were also in attendance.

On visiting a Navi Mumbai hospital on Sunday night when eight deaths were initially confirmed. Calling them unfortunate and painful, Shinde said: “I have met the patients and advised doctors to give the best of treatment. The primary cause of death and illness is sunstroke. Some 50 people were admitted at MGM Hospital and half of them have been discharged after treatment.”