There has been chilling cold due to cold wave, the sky being cloudy, and surrounding becoming foggy for the last one week which has affects air services, and land transport services. [break]
The weather condition has even affected the vegetable farming, said farmers.
The number of patients admitted in the hospitals due to cold- related diseases have been increased.
According to Seti Zonal Hospital, Dhangadhi, most of the patients admitted for treatment of pneumonia, asthma, common cold and fever are children and elderly people.
Similarly, the poor visibility has caused delay air services, said chief of the Dhangadhi Airport Binod Panta.
Transport services have been delayed and chances of accidents were increased as it could be seen only upto 50 meters owing to the foggy environment in Terai areas where a driver from moving vehicle needs to see upto 200 meters, though the services are not disrupted, said Chairman of Far-western Bus Entrepreneurs Committee Tekraj Joshi.
The temperature suddenly came down since Saturday, said weather expert Chakra Bahadur Dwarika.
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