Dead fish floated on the rapidly shrinking surface of Sanjay Lake in New Delhi on 21 May 2026, as a severe heatwave pushed temperatures past 45 degrees Celsius across the national capital. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Deep fissures split the exposed lakebed of Sanjay Lake in New Delhi on 21 May 2026, a visible sign of severe water loss as temperatures exceeded 45 degrees Celsius during the ongoing heatwave. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Fish carcasses were visible across the receding water of Sanjay Lake on 21 May 2026, as a relentless heatwave gripped New Delhi with mercury breaching 45 degrees Celsius. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The water level at Sanjay Lake, New Delhi, continued to fall on 21 May 2026 amid a heatwave that drove temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius, leaving fish carcasses stranded on the exposed banks. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The mass death of fish at Sanjay Lake in New Delhi on 21 May 2026 underscored the ecological cost of sustained temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius, which depleted dissolved oxygen in the shrinking waterbody. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A severe heatwave holding New Delhi in its grip on 21 May 2026 pushed temperatures past 45 degrees Celsius, visibly diminishing Sanjay Lake and causing widespread fish mortality across its shrinking surface. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Receding waters exposed the muddy banks of Sanjay Lake in New Delhi on 21 May 2026, with fish carcasses visible on the surface as the capital endured temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius in New Delhi on 21 May 2026 accelerated the drying of Sanjay Lake, with floating fish carcasses marking the extent of the waterbody's rapid shrinkage. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Lifeless fish drifted across what remained of Sanjay Lake's surface in New Delhi on 21 May 2026, as the ongoing heatwave — with temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius — continued to evaporate the urban waterbody. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A charred fish lay on the sun-baked, cracked bed of the dried-up Sanjay Lake in New Delhi on 21 May 2026, a stark image of the heatwave's toll as temperatures crossed 45 degrees Celsius. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The parched, cracked floor of the dried-up Sanjay Lake in New Delhi bore the remains of a charred fish on 21 May 2026, as temperatures surpassing 45 degrees Celsius left the once-thriving waterbody barren. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
By 21 May 2026, Sanjay Lake in New Delhi had effectively dried up under the relentless summer heat, with a charred fish resting on the fissured lakebed as temperatures climbed past 45 degrees Celsius. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Extreme heat exceeding 45 degrees Celsius reduced Sanjay Lake in New Delhi to a cracked wasteland by 21 May 2026, with charred fish remains scattered across the exposed lakebed. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Cracked earth and charred fish at the bed of Sanjay Lake in New Delhi on 21 May 2026 offered a stark visual of climate stress, as the capital's heatwave pushed mercury beyond 45 degrees Celsius. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The once-active Sanjay Lake in New Delhi fell silent by 21 May 2026, its bed cracked and strewn with charred fish as a punishing heatwave drove temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius across the capital. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Fish carcasses lined the outer edge of the dried-up Sanjay Lake in New Delhi on 21 May 2026, as the heatwave — with temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius — continued to drain the urban waterbody. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Dead fish lay strewn along the rim of the desiccated Sanjay Lake in New Delhi on 21 May 2026, a consequence of the heatwave that pushed temperatures past 45 degrees Celsius and robbed the lake of its water. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The 21 May 2026 heatwave drained Sanjay Lake in New Delhi to near-nothing, with fish carcasses scattered along its banks as temperatures breached 45 degrees Celsius — highlighting the capital's acute water-body stress. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Sanjay Lake, an urban waterbody in New Delhi, was in visible crisis on 21 May 2026 as record-level heat above 45 degrees Celsius accelerated evaporation and left fish carcasses along its drying edge. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The scorching May 2026 sun emptied Sanjay Lake in New Delhi, with fish carcasses piling at its edges as temperatures soared above 45 degrees Celsius — raising concerns about the city's remaining urban waterbodies. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The drying of Sanjay Lake in New Delhi by 21 May 2026 — with fish carcasses lining its edge under 45-degree-Celsius heat — served as a warning for the capital's other urban waterbodies facing similar pressure. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The water crisis at Sanjay Lake in New Delhi deepened through May 2026 as sustained temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius depleted the lake, leaving fish carcasses along its shrinking edge. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
New Delhi's brutal heat, with temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius on 21 May 2026, killed the fish population of Sanjay Lake, whose carcasses lay strewn along the dried-up waterline. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Sanjay Lake in New Delhi, once an urban oasis for migratory birds and local wildlife, was reduced to parched, cracked ground by 21 May 2026 as the capital's heatwave drove temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)