❖ The State Planning Commission (SPC) has looked at impact across the sectors including occupational impacts and has made key recommendations.

❖ Its report is titled ‘Beating the Heat-Tamil Nadu Heat Mitigation Strategy’.

❖ The report has flagged the issue of populations in adverse working conditions like the outdoor workers, informal workers, gig workers, workers exposed to mechanical/indoor heat.

❖ The report also dealt with challenges in animal husbandry, fisheries, forests and mangroves and made key recommendations.

❖ Some recommendations are 

o Establishing mechanisms for monitoring heat stress levels in the workplace through heat stress indices, wearable sensors, or weather monitoring systems

o Developing emergency response plans for heat-related incidents, including protocols for first aid, accessing medical care, and evacuating workers.