Biting cold cripples normalcy in Chuadanga

Thousands of poor, ultra poor and rootless people of Chuadanga district are suffering greatly lack of necessary warm cloths as cold wave is prevailing across the district.  

The biting cold, dense fog and chilling winds crippled people’s life in the district. The district meteorology office recorded the lowest temperature of the district at 6.5 degree Celsius on Thursday morning.

Samadul Haque, district meteorology officer of Chuadanga, said he is not aware about weather improvement in coming days.

On the morning the total town was blanketed with dense fog as a result traffic halted till 12:pm. The engine and battery run vehicles of the district were seen plying on the road to heading their head lights.

Many school, college and office goers were suffering immensely as they had to wait for long for vehicles amid low visibility.

“Farmers are very worried, specially vegetables growers as the vegetables traders did not come to the local market to buy vegetables” said Dil Mahmmad, farmer of Dinnathpur village of sadar Upazila.

Boro farming was also hampered as day laborers could not able to work in the fields for biting cold, he added.

Many Rickshaw and van pullers could not drive their vehicles and passed time sit idly due to lack of passengers.

Middle class and poor income men and women were seen gathered in road side second hand markets to purchase their warm cloths.

GY/SU