Tourists throng agency areas to experience the best of winter

Many tourists are travelling to the areas around Paderu and Lambasingi in the night and are setting up campfires beside the roads.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Night temperature in the city has nosedived with people running for cover from the chill. However, this has turned out to be the perfect time for the tourists, who can now experience the near-freezing cold in the Agency areas, such as Paderu, Lambasingi and Araku. Temperatures have dropped in the Agency in the past few days, providing the tourists with the best of the winter.   

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), minimum temperatures at many places dropped, with nights turning chilly. On Tuesday, the lowest temperature of 15 degree Celsius was recorded at the Visakhapatnam Airport. According to the Regional Agriculture Research  Centre (RARC) readings, the Agency shivered with 7 degree Celsius at Chintapalli, around 5 degree Celsius at Lambasingi, 9 degree Celsius at Paderu, 10 degree at Araku and 11 degree Celsius at Modakondamma Padalu. 

According to the locals, Chintapalli and Paderu were enveloped in fog till 9 in the morning. With thick fog enveloping the roads in the early hours, motorists are finding it tough to hit the roads and are calling it a day by 4 pm to drive home safe. However, eager to experience the foggy mornings, many tourists are travelling to the areas around Paderu and Lambasingi in the night and are setting up campfires beside the roads. 

Speaking to TNIE, IMD scientist Naga Ratna said, “With the north-easterly winds blowing, minimum temperatures will (further) drop at many places, turning days colder. The cold temperatures will continue for another two days and the hilly areas, especially the Agency, will record five to six degree Celsius temperature.”   

5 degree Celsius at Lambasingi

• For the past few days the Vizag city is experiencing cooler nights
• The drop in temperature has turned out to be a boon for the tourists, especially those,who are eager to relish the near-freezing cold in the Agency areas, especially Paderu, Lambasingi and Araku
• The thick fog that envelops the roads of Chintapalli and Paderu till 9 am has made life difficult for the motorists, who wants to hit the roads early. The workforce of these areas are also calling it a day early. They are winding their work up by 4 pm to drive back to their homes safe
• Some of the local tourists, eager to enjoy the morning fog, are travelling to places around Paderu and Lambasingi during the nights and are setting up campfires by roadsides to enjoy the chill and the fog