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Temperature across the country is dropping, but the plummeting temperature in Tamil Nadu's hill district Ooty has left people grappling with biting cold, which also affected farming, reported PTI..
Due to the dipping mercury, the lush green lawns are covered with frost and dense fog has affected visibility..
According to official data available, the temperature was recorded at 1 degree celsius at Kanthal and Thalaikuntha in Udhagamandalam while the mercury was a notch higher at 2 degrees celsius in the Botanical Garden..
Citing global warming and the El-Nino effect as reasons, V Sivadas of the Nilagiri Environment Social Trust (NEST) believes this has brought a big challenge to the Nilgiris..
Not only cold but heavy rains in December and the subsequent cold period now have affected tea plantations said the secretary of a local tea workers union -- R Sukumaran..
