Cold wave conditions prevail in North India

Cold wave conditions continued to prevail in North India. In view of the intense cold wave conditions in chas directed all district magistrates to ensure the adequate system is put in place for the poor and homeless. 

An official statement said the officials have been directed to conduct continuous monitoring of relief work. It said, the government has come up with 708-night shelters and 1.64 lakh blankets have been distributed free of cost so far.

Weather in the state continued to remain dry with capital Lucknow recording a minimum temperature of 7.9 degrees Celsius yesterday. Met department said the weather is likely to remain dry during the next couple of day. It warned that dense to very dense fog is expected at isolated places over the state.

Cold weather conditions also prevailed in most parts of Punjab and Haryana, where Hisar



was the coldest at 4.5 degrees Celsius.In Rajasthan, Mount Abu was the coldest place with a minimum temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius.

In Delhi, pleasant weather conditions prevailed with clear skies while moderate foggy conditions were witnessed in some parts of the city. The maximum temperature settled at 25.4 degrees Celsius, five degrees above the season's average, while the minimum settled at 7.6 degrees Celsius.

The night temperature in Kashmir rose by several degrees, providing relief from intense cold conditions to residents in the valley and Ladakh region. Temperatures at Leh, Kargil and Srinagar also saw a rise from the previous nights.

The MeT office has forecast light rains or snowfall at isolated places in the higher reaches of Kashmir but predicted the mainly dry weather for a few days from today.