Srinagar, Dec 8 || Intense cold wave continued across Kashmir Valley on Monday as minimum temperature dropped to minus 2.4 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city with no immediate relief in sight from the biting cold.
An intense dry cold wave has caused widespread flu and cold-related chest ailments in the valley, as doctors have issued advisories asking people not to expose themselves to severe dry cold.
“The air quality index (AQI) has worsened due to the lack of precipitation and continuing addition to suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the air.
“It is very important that we don’t expose ourselves, especially elders and children, to the abrupt cold outside homes. The number of patients reporting with flu and other chest-related ailments triggered by dry cold has actually more than doubled during the last week,” senior pulmonologist, Dr Naveed Nazir Shah said.