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Visibility reduced to 100 meters in Patna on Friday.
There is dense fog in Bihar with severe cold. Kankani has also increased due to fog in most of the districts of the state including Patna. Two people have also died in Siwan and Lakhisarai due to cold last day. Due to the dense fog, rail, flight and bus services have also been disrupted. Visibility reduced to 100 meters in Patna on Friday. At the same time, it remained only around 50 meters in rural areas and on the banks of rivers.
Two people died due to cold in Siwan and Lakhisarai
On Friday, a 60-year-old man died in suspicious condition in Siwan. It is suspected that he died due to cold. Although the police is investigating the matter. On the other hand, a mason died in Barhiya block of Lakhisarai. He was engaged in building construction work.
The deceased has been identified as Ranjan Sao, 50-year-old son of late Bajrangi Sao, a resident of Ward No. 9 of Badhiya Nagar. While working, he suddenly fainted. When unconscious, he was brought to Barhiya Referral Hospital for treatment by the laborers present on the spot. Where the doctors declared him dead. The doctor said that it is feared that the heart attack might have come due to the cold.
The increasing cold has forced people to light bonfires.
Order to close all government schools from 26 to 31 December
For the last few days in Bihar, the cold is continuously increasing. In view of the increasing cold, the education department has issued an order to close all government schools in the state from 26 December to 31 December. Additional Chief Secretary of the Education Department, Deepak Kumar Singh, has written a letter to the DMs of all the districts on Friday. May close by 2022.
Sabour of Bhagalpur is the coldest, mercury recorded at 6 degree Celsius
In fact, the temperature is falling day by day in the districts of Bihar. In the capital Patna, the minimum temperature was recorded at 10.6 degree Celsius last Friday. While Sabour district of Bhagalpur was the coldest, recording a minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius. Gaya recorded 6.6°C, Banka 7.3°C, Khagaria 8°C, Aurangabad 8.8°C, Begusarai 9.1°C, Purnia 11.2, West Champaran 11.5°C. Talking about the maximum temperature, the temperature of Rohtas and Aurangabad was the highest.
In terms of pollution, 7 polluted cities in the country’s top 10 cities are from Bihar.
According to the statistics of the last 1 week, out of 10 polluted cities of the country, 7 polluted cities have been seen in Bihar. An AQI of Delhi, which is said to be the most polluted, was recorded at 366 on Friday morning. At the same time, an AQI 361 was recorded in the capital Patna. Siwan’s AQI 395, Darbhanga’s AQI 384, Samastipur’s AQI 376, Bhagalpur’s AQI 371, Bettiah AQI 370 were recorded.