Severe cold in Himachal Pradesh, water frozen in pipes and rivers, orange alert in 4 districts

Himachal Pradesh Weather: Severe cold continues to wreak havoc in the lower hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh. The local meteorological department has issued an ‘orange’ alert of severe cold for four days from Monday (December 23) in Bilaspur, Una, Hamirpur and Mandi districts.

According to the department, the minimum temperature was recorded below normal but the weather remained dry and the temperature dropped by two to three degrees during the day. Tabo was the coldest in the state at minus 11.6 degrees Celsius while Sumdo, Kusumseri and Kalpa recorded minimum temperatures of minus 5.3 degrees, minus 4.8 degrees and minus 1.8 degrees Celsius respectively. .

frozen water in pipes
It is extremely cold in the high altitude tribal areas and mountain passes, where the mercury remains 14-18 degrees below the freezing point. At many places in the middle and high hills, water got frozen in pipes, water also got frozen in waterfalls and small rivers, due to which the flow of water reduced and hydro power generation was badly affected.

how much did the temperature reach
The Meteorological Department has also predicted light rain and snowfall at some places in the central and high altitude hilly areas till Thursday. Whereas in Una the minimum temperature was recorded at 1.0 degree while in Bhuntar the temperature was 1.5 degree Celsius.

The weather will be like this in the next days
According to the department, Una was the hottest place in the state, where the maximum temperature was recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius, which is less than 24.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday. The weather center has issued a ‘yellow’ alert of dense fog in parts of Bhakra Dam reservoir area and Balh valley in Mandi from 24 to 26 December. According to the Meteorological Department, the western Himalayan region and surrounding plains are likely to be affected by an active western disturbance from December 27. The department said that there is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at some places on 23-24 December and at many places on 27-28 December.

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