Though India is famous for its brutally hot summers, temperatures fall sharply for a few weeks in December and January. Poor people, particularly those living on the streets, are the worst hit. The State has been facing cold breezes even to the extent of 4 degree C' in Adilabad last. All the three regions in the state have been facing extreme weather conditions in the recent times.

On the other hand near-freezing temperatures have killed more than two dozen people in northern India in recent days despite government efforts to distribute blankets and medicine to the poor. In worst-hit Uttar Pradesh state, at least 22 people many of them homeless died over the past three days, pushing the death toll from two weeks of cold weather to 63.

Published Date : Tuesday, 11/1/2011 1:05 PM IST