Biting cold sweeps north India

Biting cold continued to sweep Haryana and Punjab as minimum temperatures in many parts north India hover below the 10 degrees Celsius mark.

   

The minimum temperature in most parts of Kashmir rose marginally, bringing some respite from the shivering cold in the valley, a meteorological department official said yesterday.

   

In Delhi, the temperature is likely to fall to 5 degrees Celsius by Thursday, an official said.

   

Churu in Rajasthan recorded a minimum temperature



of 4.9 degrees Celsius, while it was 9 degrees Celsius in Jaipur, the Met department said yesterday.

   

Narnaul in Haryana shivered at 4.5 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal, as cold continued to sweep Haryana and Punjab. Fog reduced visibility in the morning at several places in the two states, the weather department said.

   

In Punjab, Ludhiana was the coldest place recording a low of 4.8 degrees Celsius, down two notches below normal.