As per the MET Department, Ranchi centre prediction, the mercury level will dip further in coming days. For another 48 hours, the MET department has issued warning of drizzle in northern part of Jharkhand as deep layer circulation with moisture, western disturbances is severely affecting the weather condition at present here.
“light rainfall and thunderstorm at isolated places have changed the weather condition. leaving northern parts of the State, mainly dry weather will prevail over remaining parts of Jharkhand. Highest maximum temperature, 27.4 degree Celsius was recorded at Ranchi whereas with 11.5 degree Celsius, Daltonganj registered minimum temperature in State on Monday,” added, Director, MET Ranchi Centre, BK Mondal.
Experts have claimed that cloudy sky, drizzle is likely to continue in the month of January as the upper air cyclonic circulation over Bihar and adjoining areas of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal has become less marked. “A low pressure area is likely to form over southern Andaman Sea, adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal during next 71 hours,” added Mondal.
Mercury level at Daltonganj district dipped to six degree Celsius reducing the visibility to a dangerous level on the Koyal Bridge here connecting Daltonganj to Uttar Pradesh. The east central railways here has beefed up its anti fog measures on the railway tracks said railway traffic inspector AK Sinha of Daltonganj railway station.
As per the records, cloudy sky and drizzle will continue at regular intervals in Jharkhand especially in the month of January. Unrestrained wind from northwest for the past two days has aggravated the chill effect. Despite arrangements made by district administration earlier in December yet two elderly people deaths have been reported due to the cold.
A cold wave like condition has gripped Jharkhand with minimum temperature dipping down in night to 5.6 degrees Celsius or even low. Kanke, a suburb of the Ranchi has recorded the lowest temperature till date.
Ranchi Municipal Corporation has arranged bonfire facilities at different places while the district administration has distributed blankets among the deprived.
With mercury dipping, number of patients suffering from cold related ailments is on the rise in hospitals across the State. General physicians have instructed public to immediately consult the specialists in case of emergency especially those who are allergic to weather change including asthma patients.