Photos: IMD issues health warning ahead of cold wave in North India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted cold wave to severe cold wave conditions as re-establishing over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi from December 29. A cold wave occurs in plains when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and/or is 4.5 notches lesser than the season’s normal for two consecutive days. Along with a cold wave over northwest India, dense to very dense fog with visibility under 50 metres is also predicted in some parts of the region till January 1. IMD in its impact based warning said exposure to dense fog is associated with respiratory complications particularly for people with asthma, bronchitis and other lung conditions.

Updated on: Dec 29, 2020 11:31 AM IST

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A man drapes crossing a railway track on a foggy morning in Amritsar on December 25. Under the influence of a strengthening of cold and dry northwesterly or northerly lower-level winds, “cold wave” to “severe cold wave” conditions are likely to be re-established over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi from December 29 and over Rajasthan from December 29 or 30, India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated in its bulletin. (PTI)

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Vehicles covered in snow at a parking bay near Old Bus Stand in Shimla on December 28. Cold wave conditions are also likely in isolated pockets over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh from December 30. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo)

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People warm themselves around a bonfire on a cold morning near Yamuna Bank metro station in New Delhi on December 27. A cold wave occurs in plains when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and/or is 4.5 notches lesser than the season’s normal for two consecutive days. Cold wave is also declared when the minimum temperature is less than 4 degree Celsius in the plains. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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An excavator removes snow on the Ridge in Shimla on December 28. Ground frost conditions are likely in isolated pockets over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and west Madhya Pradesh between December 29 and 31. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo)

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Commuters out on road amid dense fog in Jalandhar on December 25. Dense to very dense fog is likely over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, northwest Uttar Pradesh till January 1, IMD in its impact-based bulletin released on December 29. (PTI)

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Motorists ply with their headlights on due to dense fog on a winter morning in Amritsar on December 26. Along with “cold wave” to “severe cold wave” and dense fog conditions over northwest India, IMD has predicted visibility under 50 metres in some parts of the region during this period. (Narinder Nanu / AFP)

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A man performs yoga at Nehru Park in New Delhi on December 28. Exposure to dense fog is associated with respiratory complications particularly for people with asthma, bronchitis and other lung conditions, IMD’s impact based warning said. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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People out on a winter morning near India Gate amid foggy conditions in New Delhi on December 26. Most towns and cities in northwest India recorded “very poor” to “poor” category air quality on December 28 morning with Delhi recording an air quality index reading of 336 in “very poor” category. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)