Chandigarh: Bathinda in Punjab turned out to
be the coldest place in the state today, recording a minimum
temperature of 4 degrees Celsius.
Neighbouring Haryana also remained under the grip of
intense chill.
Intense cold also swept Amritsar, which recorded a low
of 4.8 deg C.Cold weather conditions also prevailed in
Ludhiana, where the minimum temperature settled at 5.8 deg C,
a MeT Department official said here.
Halwara registered a low of 6.4 deg C.Faridkot and
Gurdaspur recorded respective minimums of 5.4 deg C and 8.9
deg C.
Pathankot recorded a low of 5.3 deg C while Patiala
registered a minimum temperature of 7.7 deg C.Chandigarh
recorded a low of 7.2 deg C.
In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest place recording a low
of 4.9 deg C.
Narnaul, too, experienced a cold night at 5.5 deg C while
Karnal recorded a low of 5.6 deg C. Rohtak braved the chill at
a low of 6.7 deg C.
Ambala registered a low of 8.2 deg C while Bhiwani's
minimum settled at 7.4 deg C. Sirsa recorded a low of 5.4
deg C.
The MeT official said fog enveloped many places in Punjab
and Haryana including Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Hisar and
Karnal.
However, the sky was clear in Chandigarh.
PTI
