70 people have died in grip of severe cold in
different parts of Uttar Pradesh within last 24 hours so far. The lowest temperature
recorded in the state capital early on Saturday morning this week.
The death toll
rises to 70 and most homeless and poor succumbed to this cold wave in the state
within last 24 hours. This exposes the lapse in providing relief within time to
the needy people. There is shortage in shelter homes for night halt. None are
in position to release any official statement.
22 people in the Eastern UP; Bareilly division
three; Allahabad division 11 and in Bundelkhand division 28 -- the death toll
rises to 70 in grip of severe cold.
Ram
Kishore Rawat, 40, and Mahesh,30, resident of
adjoining district of state capital, Barabanki, died in blow of cold
wave. One, in the district Faizabad; one, in Ambedkarnagar; one,in Raibareilly
and one, in Unchahar died in cold trap.
An official has claimed that the needful
arrangements to save from the cold have been done, but the death toll rise
exposes all the claim risk.
Such problem in Lucknow seldom or never happened
during winter season earlier when the mayor was Dr. Dinesh Sharma. That the
fire woods have been distributed late this chance, said Hari Prasad.
When Sanyukta Bhatia, mayor Lucknow, got a complaint of not being
lit of wood fire on public places, she has asked a report from Municipal
Commissioner about the fire wood distribution.
She has assured that the firewood arrangement at public places
shall be earliest managed.
Sulatnpur has been recorded the coldest district
in the state. Its temperature downed to 2.8 degree Celsius in the last 24
hours. Lucknow recorded 3 degree temperature. According to the forecast, there
is no hope of getting the relief from cold for next a few days. The conditions
will improve after 10 January.
