After Delhi hit a scorching 52.9 degrees Celsius, Nagpur recently reached a remarkable 56 degrees, shattering previous records. India reported nearly 25,000 suspected heat stroke cases and 56 deaths from March to May due to the heatwave, as per a report by Mint.
Food delivery company Zomato has asked customers to avoid placing orders during these hours unless absolutely necessary.
Their X account wrote, "pls avoid ordering during peak afternoon unless absolutely necessary."
Yet many X useres weren’t impressed by this request by Zomato. Instead, they suggested other alternatives to the company, like shutting down their services during afternoon hours. Take a look at some of the suggestions here:
One user wrote, "If people don’t order it’s the delivery riders that lose the most. Instead why not add a mandatory “heat related tip/ hardship charge” to every order and give 100% of that to your delivery boys to allow them to make some extra money."
![Zomato advises against ordering food in scorching afternoon heatwave.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2024-06%2F999b77ab-1a1e-472a-a36e-cb1d6845c40b%2FScreenshot%202024-06-03%20161432.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Take a look at the other reactions:
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![Zomato advises against ordering food in scorching afternoon heatwave.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2024-06%2Fa8ca1c0b-4ec5-4799-adf4-dc23d95c6882%2FScreenshot%202024-06-03%20161500.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
![Zomato advises against ordering food in scorching afternoon heatwave.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2024-06%2F9a94f343-7c34-49ad-8a52-037dd8832df5%2FScreenshot%202024-06-03%20161500.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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