Many places in the Agency areas of Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) district have been reporting single-digit temperature for the last few days. Compared with the previous week, there is a sudden drop in minimum temperature in the Agency areas.
On Friday, G. Madugula and a few places in the mandal reported a minimum temperature of 6.8° Celsius. Araku Valley reported 7.4° Celsius, while G.K. Veedhi recorded 7.7° Celsius. Similarly, Paderu, Chintapalli, Hukumpeta Pedabayalu and the interior areas of Araku Valley recorded 7-9° Celsius. Munchingputtu recorded 10° Celsius. The temperature in various hamlets in Ananthagiri, Koyyuru and several other mandals hovered around 10° Celsius.
The minimum temperature was between 12° and 18° Celsius the previous week. Weathermen opine that the cold weather might continue in the Agency for some more days.
