Cold wave grips northern India

Cold wave affected the normal life in northern parts of the country. The minimum temperature hovered well above normal limits at most places in Haryana and Punjab today.

Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 11.8 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal limits. Ambala also recorded a low of 11.8 degrees Celsius.

In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low of 10.4 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana’s minimum settled at 10.2 degrees Celsius.

In Uttar Pradesh, Cold wave gripped Varanasi as the city witnesses fog in early morning hours. Patna in Bihar also witnessed fog in early morning hours.

Early morning fog engulfed Delhi once again and threw train schedules into disarray. Visibility had dropped to 50 metres at 5:30 am, and was recorded at 300 metres at 8:30 am.

Though few domestic flights have been delayed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, officials maintain that flight operations have not been drastically affected. But the fog hit rails services.

According to reports, the arrivals of 90 trains in Delhi were delayed today, 28 were rescheduled and 8 others were cancelled due to the fog.