There will be severe cold in these states of the country for the next 10 days! Meteorological Department issued alert

New Delhi. The severity of cold is continuously increasing in India. There has been a drop in temperature from the mountains to the plains, affecting life in general. The mercury has fallen below zero in the mountains, due to which the water of reservoirs and lakes has also started freezing. At the same time, the level of chill has increased in the plains. Dense fog was seen in most areas in Delhi on Friday.

According to the Meteorological Department, there will be another disturbance on December 23. Due to this, there will be heavy snowfall in the hilly areas. After this, three disturbances will occur one by one on December 26, December 29 and January 2. Due to the southward movement of jet streams in the upper atmosphere, these disturbances will prove to be effective. Due to its effect, apart from heavy snowfall in the hilly areas, there is a possibility of strong winds, rain and hailstorm in the plain states. Due to this, there is more possibility of cold wave and fog.

According to the Meteorological Department, light to dense fog is likely to persist in Delhi for the next two days. Due to this, Delhiites are not expected to get respite from cold and fog. The minimum temperature in Delhi on Friday was 7.5 degrees Celsius, which was one degree less than normal. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert on this, due to which the effect of cold and fog may increase in the next two days.

The cold has reached its peak during Chillai Kalan in Kashmir. Thursday night was the coldest ever in Srinagar, where the minimum temperature was recorded at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department, the temperature this night was 4.2 degrees below normal. Due to the severe cold, water lines and reservoirs like Dal Lake have started freezing in many areas.

Pahalgam in south Kashmir recorded a minimum temperature of minus 8.2 degrees Celsius, 6.8 degrees lower than the previous night. Gulmarg, famous for skiing, also recorded a minimum temperature of minus six degrees Celsius, one degree less than the previous night. The Meteorological Department has predicted light snowfall in some higher areas on the night of 27 and 28 December.