Winter chill continues in Rajasthan, Fatehpur coldest at 3°C
The Hindu
Cold weather persists in Rajasthan with Fatehpur hitting 3 degrees Celsius, major cities below 10 degrees.
Cold conditions continued in parts of Rajasthan on Thursday (January 9, 2024) with Fatehpur in Sikar district recording the lowest night temperature in the state at 3 degrees Celsius, up by couple of notches from the 1.1 degrees Celsius recorded the night before.
Sikar recorded a low of 4 degrees Celsius, Karauli 4.2 degrees, Sangaria and Jalore 4.3 degrees each, Sirohi 4.4 degrees, Churu and Dausa 4.7 degrees each, and Baran 4.9 degrees, the weather office said.
The minimum temperature was below 10 degrees Celsius at almost all the major cities across the State on Thursday (January 9, 2025) morning, it said.
The State's only hill station, Mount Abu, recorded a low of 5 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature in state capital Jaipur stood at 7.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the weather office said.
Blaming the Andhra Pradesh government for the stampede at a Vaikunta Dwara Darshan token counter at Tirupati which claimed six lives on January 8, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Gudivada Amarnath on January 9 asked why did the authorities concerned failed to make adequate arrangements for the heavy influx of pilgrims for the festival.