Daringbadi: Daringbadi, which is known as the Kashmir of Odisha, experienced its first snowfall of this winter season Saturday even as temperature dropped across the state.
Small drops of snow were found on hay stacks, paddy fields and house roofs. The tourists and locals were more than happy to witness the snowfall. The bone-chilling weather remained until 9AM till sunrise.
Daringbadi recorded a temperature of 7 degree Celsius early Saturday morning. People preferred to stay indoors due to spine chilling winter.
Mercury dipped to below 10 degrees Celcius in the following regions of the state. The districts which registered temperatures below ten degrees Celcius are: Angul (7.7), Keonjhar (6.8), Phulbani (7), Sundergarh (7), Sambalpur (8.1), Balasore and Baripada (8.5).
The capital city Bhubaneswar recorded 9.5 degree Celsius while Cuttack experienced 9.4 degree Celsius. Met office said the cold wave condition might prevail for some more days.
PNN