Jagran correspondent, Muzaffarpur. The severe cold in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar broke the record of 11 years. Due to the icy westerly wind blowing since morning on Saturday, the maximum temperature reached 13.9 degrees Celsius. Earlier in the year 2014 it had reached its vicinity.
In the last 48 hours, the maximum temperature has dropped by more than seven degrees. On the other hand, the speed of the westerly wind has increased in the last two days. On Friday the wind blew at a speed of nine km per hour. Due to this there was a lot of chill. The sun did not shine for the second consecutive day.
At the same time, the minimum temperature was 10.7. The Meteorological Department says that there is no hope of relief from cold for four days. Cold day conditions will persist in North Bihar. In the alert issued by the Meteorological Department, it was said that the temperature may fall further.
Due to high amount of moisture in the air, westerly wind will blow continuously. Due to this, cold will increase in North Bihar. Cold day conditions will persist due to the effect of jet winds. There will be moderate level fog in the morning.
During this period, the maximum temperature will reach 15 to 16 degrees and the minimum temperature will reach 8 to 10 degrees. Westerly wind will blow at a speed of five km per hour during the forecast period.
Here, there was a dense fog since morning. Due to this, vehicles plying on the roads had to face a lot of problems. Visibility was very low. Due to this the lights of the vehicles kept burning. Cold is affecting children and the elderly the most.
Trains ran late. Due to running late by hours, passengers had to wait for the trains in silence at the station. There was less crowd at the bus stand. Passengers shivered from the cold as the glass panes of many buses were broken.
Maintain moisture in tomato, pea and potato fields
Minimum temperatures are likely to decline over the forecast period. In such a situation, temperature sensitive crops like tomatoes, peas and potatoes may be adversely affected due to low moisture.
In such a situation, farmers should maintain adequate moisture in the fields growing these crops. Monitor stem borer insect in maize crop. Protection from Lahi is necessary in mustard crop.