#DilliKiSardi: Unseasonal heavy rains make denizens brace for a cold spell
I’m going to wear only fullsleeve clothes from now on... I don’t want to fall sick during the festival time. SHIVANI JAISWAL, Dentist
Ab thand itni ho gayi hai toh my wife has told me ki winter ke kapde abhi hi cart mein daal dete hai.
wing to extremely high downpour earlier this week, Delhi has witnessed a sudden change in weather. A nip in the air is being observed during early morning and late evening hours. And this has made Twitter abuzz with talks of how winter is here!
From pulling out some light winter wear to lugging along jackets or stoles, especially to their workplaces, denizens are indulging in it all to adjust to the instant weather change. “It’s that kind of thand jahaan fan mein thand lagti hai aur nahin chalao toh garmi. Especially in the evenings, you do need a light jacket or something warm to cover the arms,” says Samridhi Verma, a teacher from Kalkaji Extension, adding, “Of course it’ll only get cooler now. And keeping that in mind I’ve already unpacked my daughter’s and my winter wear, and arranged it in our wardrobes. These will be required pretty soon...”
With the dip in mercury setting the tone for arrival of winter, some Delhiites have even started shopping for winter clothes. “My wife was after my life to order new clothes for Diwali. We got married recently, and this is going to be our first Diwali together! But ab thand itni ho gayi hai toh she has told me ki winter ke kapde abhi hi cart mein daal dete hain! So yes, our winter shopping has begun,” says Shubhendra Kumar, an IT professional from Greater Kailash I.
Some like Ashish Jain, an entrepreneur from Adarsh Nagar, have started carrying light winter wear to work, to use as needed. “Since it rained after Dussehra, I had to carry a jacket with me to battle cold. The centralised AC in office is another reason that made me do this, nahin toh meri kulfi jam jaati,” says Jain.
As with the change in weather comes the threat of catching cold and cough, some denizens are stocking up on vitamin C pills and kadha to boost their immunity. “We need to be careful when such kind of a weather change happens,” says Shivani Jaiswal, a dentist from Anand Lok, adding, “I’ve bought vitamin C tablets and other basic medicines for cold and cough. I’m also going to wear only full-sleeve clothes from now on, especially when I step out in the evenings. I don’t want to fall sick during the festival time!”