Punjab, Haryana reel under intense cold amid fog

Rupnagar coldest place in Punjab at 4.5 degrees Celsius, while Hisar in Haryana recorded low of 4.8 degrees Celsius

Haryana and Punjab reeled under intense cold with several areas recording the minimum temperature below 10 degrees Celsius on Thursday.

A devotee braving the chill to take a dip at Golden Temple in Amritsar on the birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, on Thursday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

Fog enveloped many parts of both the states, reducing visibility in the morning.

Hisar was the coldest place in Haryana, recording a minimum temperature of 4.8 degrees Celsius, while Rupnagar in Punjab recorded 4.5 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said.

In Haryana, Karnal registered a low of 6.2 degrees Celsius, Narnaul 6.4 degrees Celsius, Ambala 8.6 degrees Celsius, Sirsa 8.2 degrees Celsius and Rohtak 8.4 degrees Celsius.

Amritsar in Punjab recorded a low of 7.8 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana 8.4 degrees, Patiala 8.1, Bathinda 6 and Mohali 8.4 degrees Celsius.

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 8.2 degrees Celsius.