Zomato asks customers to avoid ordering during peak afternoon hours

Amid the extreme heatwave in the country, online food delivery platform Zomato on Sunday requested customers to avoid ordering during peak afternoon hours unless it is necessary.

“Please avoid ordering during peak afternoon unless absolutely necessary,” Zomato wrote on X.Due to scorching heat, some states have recorded higher temperatures



than in previous years, leading to problems like heatstroke. Heatstroke-related deaths have also been reported in Bihar, Rajasthan, and Jharkhand, as well as in Delhi.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting to review the situation of the ongoing heatwave in the country and the preparedness for the onset of monsoon.