Cold wave sweeps Jharkhand
December 17th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANSRanchi, Dec 17 (IANS) Cold wave conditions prevailed over many parts of Jharkhand Saturday, with the mercury plummeting to 6 degrees Celsius in this state capital, Met officials said.
In Daltanganj, Jamshedpur and Pakur cities, the minimum temperature dipped to 6.2, 7.8 and 7 degrees, respectively.
“The cold wave will continue for the next 48 hours,” G.K. Mohanty, director of Jharkhand Meteorological Department, told IANS.
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