A drop of 12 degrees Celsius was recorded in the maximum temperature. Awakening
Jagran correspondent, Dehradun. After a long wait in Dehradun, heavy rain has given huge relief. The drought of about three months ended and moderate to heavy rain continued throughout the day. The mercury took a dive due to more than 20 mm of rainfall within 12 hours and the maximum temperature dropped by 12 degrees Celsius. Along with this, there was heavy snowfall along with rain in the surrounding highland areas. Due to which tourists from local and other states have also started flocking. Meanwhile, life in Doon and surrounding areas was affected due to severe cold. Even today there are chances of partly cloudy sky and light rain.
In Dehradun last Thursday, the maximum temperature was recorded at more than 26 degrees. Which was six degrees Celsius more than normal. Due to lack of rain for a long time, the temperature was continuously increasing. In the first three months of January, the maximum temperature continued to be recorded above normal. The weather changed due to the strong western disturbance reaching Uttarakhand on Thursday night.
Clouds started hovering over Doon and surrounding areas since early morning. After this, it started raining in the morning, which turned into snowfall on the mountains. The maximum temperature recorded in Doon was 14 degrees Celsius, which was six degrees Celsius below normal. According to the Meteorological Centre, today there is a forecast of partly cloudy sky and light rain in Dehradun and surrounding areas. The minimum temperature is likely to drop by two to three degrees Celsius during the next two days. Snowfall in Mussoorie from Mall Road to Kincraig Mussoorie: Snowfall started in Mussoorie at around 9.30 am on Friday morning, which continued intermittently till around 4 pm. The entire Mussoorie city from Malrod to Kincraig was covered with snow. The Mall Road area received three to four inches of snow, while Char Dukan, Lal Tibba, George Everest and Vincent Hill recorded four to six inches of snow.
More than six inches of snow has been reported in Dhanaulti and Burashankhandha. This snowfall after a long gap has breathed new life into tourism activities. As soon as the news of snowfall was received, the influx of tourists in Mussoorie increased rapidly from Friday afternoon. In the malls and markets, tourists were seen throwing snowballs at each other and capturing memorable moments on cameras. The police administration is on alert mode to keep the traffic flowing and the crowd of tourists flowing due to snowfall. Kotwal Davendra Chauhan said that additional police force has been called from Dehradun and special arrangements have been made for traffic control and security on major routes and tourist places, so that any kind of chaos or accident can be avoided. Due to heavy snowfall in Chakrata, there has been a lot of snowfall in the faces of tourism businessmen and in the surrounding areas too. Due to which the faces of local tourism businessmen have blossomed. Tourists were seen enjoying the snowfall on the streets on Friday evening itself. All the high peaks including Chakrata Cantonment Bazaar, Lokhandi, Koti Kanasar, Devvan, Mohila Top, Churani, Chirmiri Top, Aloo Mandi, Dharna Dhar, Jadi, Mashak, Kunin, Indrauli, Kandad were covered with snow. As soon as snowfall started in the morning, the activity of tourists increased in the area and people were seen enjoying the views of snowfall.
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