New Delhi, December 28: North and
eastern India continues to face extreme
weather conditions with the cold wave
claiming more than 40 lives so far, reports
said on Friday.
At least 30 people died of the cold in Uttar
Pradesh alone in the 24 hours till Thursday
evening.
The mercury dropped below four degrees
Celsius in many parts of Uttar Pradesh.
Even though the fog receded in several
parts of the state, the cold continued to
bite.
The Uttar Pradesh government had
allocated over Rs 15 crore for blankets for
distribution among the poor and homeless.
The tendering process, however, is still to
begin in several districts.
The Uttar Pradesh government had also
announced shelter facilities and bonfires
for the homeless and the destitute, but
even these moves failed to fructify in time.
Although there are nearly 17 shelter
homes, these are largely poorly furnished,
and the poor who seek shelter here are
forced to lie on the ground, with no
blankets.
On Thursday, there were 11 deaths
reported from Bihar. The toll to inclement
weather in the state this year has so far
reached 18.
The maximum number of deaths, between
Wednesday and Thursday morning, were
reported from Bhadohi district in UP where
five people succumbed to the cold.
As many as four people died in Balia and
three each in Allahabad, Mirzapur,
Sonebhadra, Ghazipur, Barabanki, Chandauli
and Azamgarh districts. Shrawasti and Mau
districts have reported one deaths each, a
state government official said.
Even though the Meteorology Department
has forecast a slight improvement in the
weather condition today, with officials
predicting a clear sky and light mist in the
morning, cold winds are expected to sweep
parts of the region.
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