The entire northern Chhattisgarh has been reeling under severe cold wave with Baikunthpur in Koria district is shivering at 3 degrees Celsius. Baikunthpur on Sunday recorded the lowest minimum temperature among all the major areas in the state.
The minimum temperature of another big city of the Surguja region at district headquarters Ambikapur was recorded 4.1 degrees Celsius while Pendra of Bilaspur region recorded 4.2 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature in capital Raipur was recorded at 9.5 degrees Celsius at IMD’s agriculture science monitoring centre.
As per information from IMD, the minimum temperature recorded on Sunday at various parts of state are as follows: Raipur 9.5 degrees Celsius, Mana 10.8, Pendra 4.2, Bilaspur 6.5, Ambikapur 4.1, Durg 6.2, Rajnandgaon 5.6 and Jagdalpur 9.2 degrees Celsius.