Jagran correspondent, Rampur. The atmosphere in Rampur remained shrouded in dense fog throughout the day on Wednesday. Even the name did not get sunlight. The cold was further increased due to dense fog throughout the day. Keeping in mind the adverse effect of cold on the health of children, the District Magistrate has declared a three-day holiday for children up to class eight.
District Basic Education Officer Kalpana Devi said that keeping in mind the health of children due to low morning temperature and excessive fog in the district, holiday for children from classes one to eight has been declared till December 20. As per the instructions of District Magistrate Ajay Kumar Dwivedi, this order of holiday will be effective in the schools run by the Basic Education Department along with secondary, aided and schools recognized by all the boards. Parents have felt relieved by this.
Winter has been gaining momentum for the past several days. Since Tuesday, fog has been prevailing throughout the day along with cold wind. The sun is not shining even on the name. The same situation continued throughout the day on Wednesday also. Due to this increasing chill, people have started feeling shivering. Due to the presence of fog throughout the day, it has started affecting the life of the people. The market opens late in the morning and becomes silent in the evening.
Due to shivering due to cold in government offices, they had to use resources like room heaters to warm their hands. Due to increasing chill in the evening and night, people start feeling dizzy. E-rickshaw pullers are facing more problems at night. Since the system of bonfire is currently running only at a few selected places.
Due to this, people's daily routine is being affected. Due to this, the number of passengers in roadways buses has started decreasing. Due to fog, children in schools are able to reach St. Mary's, Greenwood, St. Paul and other schools only with their parents, school vehicles and two-wheelers, shivering from the cold. Due to fog in the evening, chill was felt more in front of Ambedkar Park, Gandhi Samadhi, Swar Road, Shahbad Gate and Nawab Gate Road.
The speed of vehicles slowed down due to fog, they passed slowly
Rampur: Even on Wednesday, due to dense fog, drivers had to face problems. Due to dense fog from morning till late evening and night, drivers were driving slowly on Bareilly, Nainital and Moradabad roads as well as on Swar and Shahbad routes. Even in the evening, due to dense fog, drivers were driving slowly.