Cold waves coupled with thick fog for the past three days have badly affected normal life in Banke and Bardiya districts.
Only a few vehicles are seen plying on the roads of Banke. Human activities at market places of Banke like Tribhuwan Chowk, Sadarline, Gharbaritol, B. P. Chowk, Birednra Chowk, Pushpalal Chowk, Kohalpur, Khajura and Ranjh have significantly fallen these days due to cold.