Three persons have died allegedly due to severe cold wave conditions in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district, officials said on Sunday.
According to the police, three bodies were found from the Raiwala area on Saturday. Prima facie it is suspected that they died due to the cold, the police said.
Officials said the exact cause of death can only be ascertained after the post-mortem examination.
There was no respite from the cold on Sunday with the higher reaches of the State reeling under sub-zero temperatures. In the plains, the mercury was 2-3 degrees below normal.
Dehradun at 4.2
The State capital recorded a minimum temperature of 4.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, the weather office said.
The weather office said cold wave conditions are likely to prevail in the plains over the next 24 hours.
Meanwhile, in a relief to those living in night shelters, the State government has decided to make arrangements for bonfires.