Maharashtra Braces for Icy Cold Wave; IMD Issues Alert for Districts

• Maharashtra experiencing biting cold since December; IMD issues alert for several districts.
• Minimum temperatures expected to drop further on December 18; Jeur recorded 8°C on Dec 17.
• Pune (9°C, fog), Nashik (10°C, below 10°C expected), Nagpur (10°C) to see significant chill.
• Mumbai (17°C) and Konkan region (Dahanu 34°C) show varying temperatures.
• IMD advises citizens, farmers, children, and elderly to take precautions as cold persists.

Why It Matters: IMD warns of persistent cold wave across Maharashtra; citizens advised to take precautions.