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Punjab, Haryana in grip of severe cold, Karnal records low of 2.8°C
According to the MeT office, Patiala was the coldest place in Punjab with a night temperature of 3.6 degrees Celsius. Gurdaspur recorded a low of 4 degrees Celsius, while Bathinda shivered at 4.2 degrees. With no visible respite from cold weather conditions in Haryana, the Indian meteorological department (IMD)’s Chandigarh centre on Tuesday issued yet another red alert for six districts for severe cold.
The ongoing cold wave sweeping Haryana and Punjab showed no signs of abating, with minimum temperatures hovering below normal at many places on Tuesday.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, also recorded a minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius. Three flights departing from Chandigarh to Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad were cancelled on Tuesday morning due to poor visibility.
According to the MeT office, Patiala was the coldest place in Punjab with a night temperature of 3.6 degrees Celsius. Gurdaspur recorded a low of 4 degrees Celsius, while Bathinda shivered at 4.2 degrees.
The minimum temperature in Faridkot was 5.2 degrees Celsius.
Amritsar and Ludhiana registered respective minimum temperatures of 6.7 degrees Celsius and 6.3 degrees.
Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh have been in the grip of severe cold weather for the past three weeks. The maximum temperatures have also dropped sharply during the past several days, further intensifying the cold conditions.
IMD issues red alert for north Haryana
With no visible respite from cold weather conditions in Haryana, the Indian meteorological department (IMD)’s Chandigarh centre on Tuesday issued yet another red alert for six districts for severe cold.
As per the department, the alert has been issued for Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Sirsa and Fatehabad and yellow alert for rest of the state.
Weathermen have forecast “cold day to severe cold day and cold wave at isolated places” for January 24, advising people to stay indoors and avoid outdoor activities in view of the extreme weather conditions.
Karnal, with a bone-chilling minimum temperature of 2.8 degrees Celsius, was the coldest place in Haryana, the meteorological department said.
Among other places in the state, Fatehabad reeled at a low of 4.6 degrees Celsius, while Ambala registered a minimum of 4.6 degrees and Bhiwani 4.8 degrees.
Sirsa recorded a night temperature of 5.4 degrees Celsius, while Hisar and Narnaul each recorded lows of 6 degrees.
Mercury meter
Punjab
Patiala 3.6°C
Gurdaspur 4 °C
Bathinda 4.2 °C
Faridkot 5.2 °C
Haryana
Karnal 2.8 °C
Fatehabad & Ambala 4.6 °C
Bhiwani 4.8 °C
Sirsa 5.4 °C
