SARLAHI, Jan 18: The Terai region has been experiencing thick fog for the past few days. This has affected daily life, making it, above all, difficult to travel.
In Terai thick fog occurs every year during the winter. However, this year it is different, probably due to climate change, say the locals. Some days there is bright sunshine and some days there is thick fog. Drivers have said that it is difficult to drive vehicles in the morning due to the thick fog. The risk of road accidents has also escalated, according to the District Traffic Office, Nawalpur.
Meanwhile, farmers have not been able to go to their fields due to the fog. Devananda Raya Yadav, head of the Agricultural Knowledge Center, shared that winter crops have been damaged due to fog.
Cold wave, thick fog affect daily life in Terai
Children, the elderly and daily-wage laborers have suffered the most. Dr Avinash Singh of the Provincial Hospital said that cases of the respiratory problems, pneumonia and fever have started increasing due to the cold.
In the meantime, the District Administration Office, Sarlahi, has appealed to the residents to take necessary precautions to avoid cold. People have been requested to wear warm clothes, stay indoors in the morning and evening, and pay special attention to children and the elderly to protect them from the cold.
The Office has also distributed fiber quilts to 68 poor and Dalit people affected by the cold in Parsa Rural Municipality 3 and 4. Similarly, fiber quilts were distributed to 61 families in Bishnu Rural Municipality-1 of Bara.
