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| Cold wave continues in Northern India, claims 90 lives | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 3
Intense cold wave conditions prevailing in North India claimed at least 90 lives across the country.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the famous Dal Lake in Srinagar is freezing over with the temperature falling to minus seven degrees.
Coupled with intense cold, Kashmir Valley is also facing a dry spell compounding the problems of the people who are apprehending a severe shortage of water and electricity during winter months as the flow in Valley’s rivers, streams and springs has drastically got reduced.
Shabir Ahmed a resident said “We are facing lot of problems due to extreme cold. Even after taking 4-5 blankets we cannot keep ourselves warm especially during evening. Although we have heaters to keep ourselves warm but heaters work only when there is power. Most of the times there are power cuts. I wanted to buy wood, which is available at Rs 500 for a quintal. But that is also of no use because it’s wet,”, he said. .
Jammu, the winter capital of the state, is also reeling under cold wave and ice winds with temperature failing down several degrees below the normal. Notwithstanding these chilly and ice winds, the spirits of the Vaishnodevi pilgrims are very high as large number of yatries continue to pour in to Katra, the base camp, for holy darshan. |
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