Date 23/01/2010
BERHAMPUR: Life in Kandhamal was paralyzed on Friday when the mercury fell to around five degree Celsius in many parts of the district. Phulbani recorded 5.2 degree Celsius, one degree less than Thursday. Temperature in remote areas was much lower than that in the district headquarters town. Phulbani had recorded four degree Celsius in December.
Daringibadi, a block headquarter town, famous for recording the lowest temperature in the state during peak winter recorded three degree Celsius, sources said. It is about 2,500 feet above sea-level.
The cold wave forced people to stay indoors. Many could be seen huddling around bonfires during early morning to keep themselves warm. "It is too cold to venture out of the house during morning hours," a bank employee in Daringibaidi said.
Locals, however, said they had earlier experienced minus temperature in the town and even snowfall. "We have experienced snowfall in the town many times in the past during peak winter," Nityananda Kanhar, a businessmen of Daringibadi said. Although there has been no snowfall in the tourist town this year, it is likely to be freezing in the next one or two days, he said.
Despite the chill, many people from far-flung area of the state come to Daringibadi to experience the winter chill. There was a huge crowd on New Year.
Even coastal areas of the state are experiencing a chilly weather this winter. The minimum temperature of Goplapur, the beach town in Ganjam district was 15.2 degree Celsius.
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