Uttar Pradesh continue to shiver on Sunday as icy winds and foggy weather disrupted normal life in the state. At least 21 more people lost their lives taking the toll to the cold related incidents to 138, official said on Sunday.
Officials said deaths include five alone in Sidharthanagar district on the Indo-Nepal border. Deaths due to cold wave and fog related accidents were also received from Barabanki, Basti, Faizabad, Kanpur and Unnao.
The total toll has crossed 138 mark with maximum deaths were reported due to fog related accidents, official said. The weathermen say cold wave conditions will intensify in coming days.
For the second day in a row people of lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur, Bareilly, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Faizabad and other places woke up to
thick dense fog in the morning which gradually cleared but icy winds coming from snow clad mountains kept
climate chilly.
Agra was the coldest place in the state with 2.8 degrees Celsius followed by Shahjahanpur (3.2), Kanpur (3.6) and lucknow (4.9). Bareilly recorded 5.2 degree C, Sangam city of Allahabad recorded 4.4 degree and Gorakhpur 4.7 degree.
Met director J.P. Gupta said people may get respite from cold wave on the New Year day as weathermen have predicted clear sky and sunshine.
Railway officials said that due to dense fog in Delhi, many trains coming from the national capital were running late by 8-10 hours,
leading to a major inconvenience to passengers. Air service during the morning hours at lucknow and Varanasi were suspended due to zero visibility.
lucknow district authorities have closed all the schools up to class 12 till January 1 besides district authorities of all other districts have closed the educational institutions in wake of the coldwave conditions.