Temperature has plummeted in Saptari, with thick fog blanketing most part of the district throughout the day.

The district has hardly witnessed any daylight in the last two days. Freezing cold has put the entire district in a hibernation of sort.

Marketplaces, town squares and streets wore a deserted look on Tuesday and Wednesday as most people remained indoors to keep warm.

Even government offices in Rajbiraj, the district headquarters, saw low client

turnout.

Inclement weather has also hit the schools. District Education Officer Dolraj Pandey said several community schools in the district are witnessing high absenteeism over the last few days. 

The number of patients suffering from cold-related diseases has also gone up in the district, according to the health officials.

Rajbiraj Mayor Shambhu Yadav said they were planning to distribute firewood as an immediate step towards protecting poor  and needy people from cold.