New Delhi: After lot of festivities and celebrations on New Year Eve on Sunday, people woke up to a cold wave and dense fog in the National Capital.
With the minimum temperature in Delhi recorded at 9°C, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the locals called on the administration to make necessary arrangements for the needy or those sheltered at night shelters.
With the mercury going into a free-fall, locals out in the cold were seen huddling around bonfires, taking much-needed warmth from the leaping, crackling flames.
A lot of people, out and about and running errands in the early hours, wish the authorities concerned to arrange more shelters for people on the streets and the destitute to spend nights in the prevailing biting cold.
"People living on sidewalks are bearing the brunt of the prevailing cold wave in the national capital. One has to travel a lot in the cold to reach the night shelters in the city. They are situated at a significant distance from each other. Not many can go there in this cold," a resident said on Monday.
The IMD, meanwhile, put out a warning for 'dense fog' in the national capital in the first week of 2024, with the minimum temperature likely to hover between 8 and 9° Celsius. (with Agency inputs)
