The intermittent rain spell continued for the last five days across the country, has turned the weather chiller, impelling citizens to stay indoor most of the time and prevent themselves from the cold weather conditions.
The ongoing rain spell on one hand provided much needed respite to the allergy patients and reduced smog but on the other hand disrupted the daily life of the citizens, caused gas outages and low pres-sures, hampered street vendors businesses and dam-aged crops.The ongoing rain spell with snowfall over the hills, as per the weather experts, was the first ever signifi-cant spell of this winter season and is likely to con-tinue till Sunday owing to the prevalence of a strong weather system affecting the upper parts of the country. The northern areas of the country are witnessing influx of tourists who are enjoying the snowfall and scenic beauty and getting ready to come back to get their children ready for resuming studies after win-ter vacation.The chilly weather due to the reduced temperatures has increased the demand of warm clothes and the popular winter delights of chicken corn coup, doodh jalebi, gajar ka halwa, Kashmiri tea, samosas—APP