Rajasthan: Schools Closed in 25 Districts Including Jaipur Due to Severe Cold

Dense fog has shrouded the capital Jaipur and most districts for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, starting from the morning.

The severe cold in Rajasthan has intensified. For the third consecutive day on Wednesday, dense fog has persisted since morning in most districts, including the capital Jaipur. Due to the biting cold and cold wave, schools remain closed in 25 districts today. The Meteorological Department has also issued an Orange and Yellow alert for dense fog and cold wave in 24 districts of the state today.

Life in Rajasthan remained severely affected today due to the onslaught of dense fog and cold wave. The chill increased due to the effect of cold winds since night, leaving people shivering. On Wednesday morning, most districts were covered in a blanket of fog and clouds, intensifying the cold. The situation is such that due to low visibility in the morning, vehicles were seen crawling on the roads.

Hill Station Mount Abu remained the coldest

In the last 24 hours, the hill station Mount Abu recorded the lowest temperature at zero degrees Celsius. Dungarpur recorded 3 degrees, Pali 5 degrees, Sirohi 4.1 degrees, and Pali again 4.7 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature. Pilani recorded the lowest maximum temperature of the day at 11.5 degrees Celsius. The day's maximum temperature dropped by up to five degrees in the last 24 hours.

Schools closed in these districts today

S.No.	District	Class	Holiday Until
1	Jaipur	1 to 5th	January 10
2	Jaipur	6 to 8th	January 8
3	Hanumangarh	1 to 8th	January 10
4	Sri Ganganagar	1 to 8th	January 10
5	Bundi	Nursery to 5th	January 12
6	Bundi	1 to 8th	January 7
7	Baran	1 to 8th	January 7
8	Dausa	1 to 8th	January 7
9	Pratapgarh	1 to 8th	January 7
10	Jhalawar	1 to 8th	January 8
11	Ajmer	1 to 8th	January 10
12	Dungarpur	Pre-Primary to 5th	January 7
13	Bhilwara	1 to 5th	January 8
14	Tonk	1 to 8th	January 8
15	Chittorgarh	1 to 8th	January 8
16	Nagaur	1 to 8th	January 7
17	Bharatpur	1 to 5th	January 8
18	Didwana-Kuchaman	1 to 5th	January 8
19	Rajsamand	1 to 8th	January 8
20	Pali	1 to 8th	January 8
21	Jhunjhunu	1 to 8th	January 8
22	Kotputli-Behror	Nursery to 8th	January 10
23	Dholpur	1 to 8th	January 10
24	Sawai Madhopur	Nursery to 8th	January 10
25	Kota	Pre-Primary to 8th	January 10
26	Barmer	1 to 8th	January 8

Orange and Yellow alert in these districts today

The Meteorological Department has issued an alert for fog and cold wave in 24 districts of the state today. The Meteorological Centre Jaipur has issued an Orange alert for dense fog and cold wave in Sawai Madhopur, Bundi, and Kota. Meanwhile, a Yellow alert for fog has been issued for Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Baran, Jhalawar, Bhilwara, Karauli, Dholpur, Bharatpur, Alwar, Dausa, Tonk, Jaipur, Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Hanumangarh, Ganganagar, and Bikaner. Additionally, a Yellow alert for cold wave has been issued for Sikar, Churu, and Jhunjhunu.