Cold wave conditions intensify in Punjab, Haryana

DN Bureau

Cold wave conditions on Thursday tightened its grip on most parts of Punjab and Haryana, with the minimum temperature dropping a few degrees below normal following rains.

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Chandigarh: Cold wave conditions on Thursday tightened its grip on most parts of Punjab and Haryana, with the minimum temperature dropping a few degrees below normal following rains.

Several parts of Punjab and Haryana have been lashed by rains in the past three days.

Amritsar in Punjab was the coldest place with a low of 2.2 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal, an official of the Meteorological Department said on Thursday.

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Bathinda shivered at 2.8 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal while cold wave conditions in Pathankot, Adampur, Halwara, Faridkot and Gurdaspur were recorded at 6, 3.9, 4.8, 3.6 and 7 degrees Celsius respectively.

Ludhiana and Patiala experienced cold wave conditions at 6.8 degrees Celsius each.

In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest place with a minimum of 3.2 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal. Ambala, Karnal, Narnaul, Rohtak and Sirsa braved the chill at 6.8, 7.4, 5, 6 and 4 degrees Celsius respectively.

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Union Territory Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded a minimum of 6.7 degrees Celsius.

A thick blanket of fog also enveloped Chandigarh, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Adampur, Halwara, Bathinda, Hisar, Karnal, Rohtak and Sirsa. (PTI)










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