Ranchi schools closed till Jan 10 as IMD issues cold wave alert

The IMD has issued a “yellow alert” (be updated) of cold wave for 13 districts including Ranchi till 8.30 am on Friday.

The other districts likely to experience cold wave conditions are Garhwa, Palamu, Chatra, Hazaribag, Latehar, Lohardaga, Ramgarh, Bokaro, Gumla, Khunti, Simdega and West Singhbhum.

“The cold situation is triggered by the north-westerly wind in lower tropospheric level over Jharkhand. The minimum temperature is likely to remain unchanged for next two days and thereafter it may rise by up to 3 degrees Celsius during the next three days,” said Abhishek Anand, deputy director at Ranchi Meteorological Centre.

Hazaribag recorded the state’s lowest temperature at 2.9 degrees Celsius, while Khunti, Daltonganj and Loherdaga shivered at 3.2, 3.4 and 3.6 degrees Celsius respectively.

Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi registered the minimum temperature at 8 degrees Celsius, while Bokaro and Chaibasa recorded 6.4 and 6.5 degrees Celsius respectively.

A cold wave alert has also been issued for nine districts – Garhwa, Palamu, Chatra, Latehar, Hazaribag, Lohardaga, Ramgarh, Bokaro and Gumla – from 8.30 am on Friday to the same time the next day, Anand said