Chandigarh: The cold wave sweeping most parts
of Haryana and Punjab refused to abate today with Narnaul and
Adampur reeling at respective minimum temperatures of 0.5
degrees and 0.7 degrees Celsius.
The cold wave has intensified in the two states during
the past two days with minimum temperature hovering in
the range of 0.5 degrees to 4 degrees Celsius at most places.
Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest place in the two
states, a MeT Department official said here.
Piercing cold also swept Hisar, which recorded a low of
3 degrees Celsius, down one notch against normal limit.
Karnal (3.4 C), Sirsa (3.7 C), Bhiwani (4.5 C), Rohtak
(4.8 C) and Ambala (5.6 C) also experienced a cold night.
Amritsar in Punjab recorded a low of 3 degrees Celsius,
down one notch against normal.
Bathinda (3.6 C), Halwara (4.6 C), Pathankot (3.6 C),
Gurdaspur (3.7 C), Faridkot (3.6 C), Ludhiana (5.7 C) and
Patiala (6.7 C) were among other places in Punjab which reeled
under biting cold as minimum temperature hovered below normal
limit.
Chandigarh, too, experienced a cold night at 4.7 degrees
Celsius, one notch below normal limit.
The MeT official said that barring Hisar and Ambala, fog
had lifted from most other places in the two states.
PTI
