Due to its proximity to the Himalayas, Tetulia, Panchagarh, is experiencing an intensifying winter, marked by fluctuating low temperatures and a persistent north wind.
Temperatures have been hovering between 12-14 degrees Celsius over the past few days. The lowest temperature recorded on Tuesday (November 25th) morning was 12.8°C at 9 AM, with air humidity at 79 percent.
The officer-in-charge of the Tetulia Meteorological Observatory, Jitendra Nath Roy, noted that the temperature was recorded at 8°C at 6 AM, though the lowest recorded temperature so far has not dropped below 12°C.
Nature is covered in light fog in the morning, which contributes to the cold. The cold intensifies significantly at night.
Locals note that while the chill usually intensifies from early November, in recent years, it has begun as early as mid-October.
The arrival of the new rice harvest has brought the joy of the new crop and the start of the Pitapuli festival, with the smell of new rice and hot cakes (pitha) drawing crowds to rural market shops.
Low-income workers, including van drivers, day laborers, and rickshaw-drivers, have resumed their morning work. They find the work slightly more comfortable once the sun is out, with high attendance noted at tea gardens, mines, and river ghats.
The number of patients, particularly children and the elderly, suffering from cold-related diseases (pneumonia, asthma, cold-cough) has increased at the upazila health complex compared to the previous week.
