DEHRADUN: Residents of Joshimath, reeling under the trauma of loss of their houses and livelihoods, are now faced with another issue.
Amidst evacuations and demolitions, the locals needed to endure an unexpected drop in temperature following a fresh spell of snowfall in Auli, around 10km from the town, on Friday.Moreover, Joshimath, which is dealing with land-subsidence, was lashed by 1.2 mm rainfall on Friday, based on the regional meteorological centre.
With light showers in Joshimath and fresh snowfall in Auli, there was a drop in the temperature level by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius in Chamoli and surrounding areas on Friday early morning, according to the met office.Besides Auli, Mukteshwar, Nainital, Chakrata and high-altitude locations in Uttarkashi district, too, got light snowfall.Auli gets heavy snowfall, city covered in thick blanket of snow Mercury in Joshimath and surrounding locations in Chamoli will witness a drop, especially the minimum temperatures.
In morning and night hours, the temperature is most likely to settle at 2.3 C, while it will hover around 10 to 11 C in the daytime, said Bikram Singh, director, regional satisfied centre.
He stated dry weather will prevail in Uttarakhand for next few days, after which rain and snow will follow.