New Delhi: North India is battling with extreme cold conditions with temperatures dropping to a new low everyday.
In Jammu the temperature has dropped to 4 degree Celsius and in Srinagar, the temperature is minus 3 degree Celsius. Shimla and Srinagar too are witnessing the first snowfall of the season. According to reports, the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been closed due to the snowfall.
In the national capital however, there has been some respite from the fog. None of the flights have reportedly been delayed but over 20 trains are running late.
Light to moderate rains occurred at few places in Punjab and Haryana on Sunday, even though minimum
temperatures stayed above normal levels in the two states. Also, dense fog, which had paralysed normal life in the two states during the past few days, lifted from many places, though it continued at some places, including Hisar, Ludhiana, Narnaul and Bhiwani, a MeT official said.
Chandigarh received 9.9 mm rainfall, Ludhiana got 14.1mm, Patiala 1.5 mm, Mohali 8 mm, Amritsar 2.4 mm, Phagwara 12 mm, Ambala 1.4 mm and Panchkula 14 mm, among other places, the official said.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperatures hovered a couple of notches above normal levels in the region. Chandigarh recorded a low of 7.9 degrees Celsius while neighbouring town of Ambala registered a low of 10.2 degree Celsius.
Hisar also recorded a low of 10.2 deg C while
respective minimums at Bhiwani and Narnaul settled at 11.2 degree Celsius and 9.5 degree Celsius, respectively.
In Punjab, Patiala recorded a low of 10.3 degree Celsius. Ludhiana's low settled at 9.6 degree Celsius while Amritsar's minimum was 9.6 degree Celsius.
(With additional inputs from PTI)
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