In Bengaluru, known for its pleasant weather round the year, the maximum temperature crossed the 35-degree Celsius mark Friday. (Representative Image)

The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department recently issued a circular directing the establishment of heat stroke management rooms in government health facilities in the wake of rising temperatures.

The circular, ‘Climate Change and Human Health: Identifying and implementing a Heat Stroke Management Room for the appropriate management of health problems caused by excessive heat and heat waves’, was issued on Friday.

“Identify heat stroke management rooms. 2 beds in community health centers, 5 beds in taluk hospitals and 10 beds in district hospitals.…