Intense cold prevails in north India, 354 deaths so far

New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) Intense cold conditions prevailed
in most parts of north India on Thursday even as dense fog
returned to the national capital disrupting morning flights
and movement of trains.

The current spell of cold wave has left 354 people dead,
with northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh alone accounting
for 325 casualties.
Chilly winds swept across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
with the Met office forecasting fall in minimum temperatures
in the region in the next few days.
Narnaul was the coldest place in Haryana with a minimum of
2 degrees Celsius, while in Ambala it was 3.2 deg C.
Cold conditions prevailed in Chandigarh as the minimum
settled at 5 deg C.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low at 3.2 deg C, while the
minimum in Patiala was 5.4 deg C, two notches below normal.
Ludhiana, too, had a cold night at 6 deg C.
Cold conditions worsened in Jammu and Kashmir as mercury
dipped by a few notches because of clear skies.
The night temperature dipped to minus 3.6 deg C in
Srinagar from minus 1.4 deg C on Wednesday.
Pahalgam, a hill resort in south Kashmir, was the coldest
place in the state with a minimum of minus 6.2 deg C against
minus 3.6 deg C Wednesday. Kupwara in north Kashmir had a
minimum of minus 3.5 deg C. Qazigund and Kokernag recorded an
identical low of minus 2.6 deg C.
The night temperature in Leh was recorded at minus 20.4
deg C as against minus 17 deg C Wednesday. Kargil recorded
minus 16.5 deg C. Jammu region also registered a drop in night
temperature with the city recording 3.8 deg C, five degrees
below normal. (MORE) PTI TEAM
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