New Delhi:
Cold conditions intensified in north India on Friday with drop in night temperature as dense fog disrupted rail and air traffic in the national capital.
With 10 more cold-related deaths in Uttar Pradesh, the toll rose to 214 so far this winter.
Operations at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi were disrupted due to dense fog for the second day affecting the schedule of over 50 flights.
While general visibility was reduced to zero, runway visibility hovered between 50 and 100 metres. On Thursday, about 100 flights were badly affected.
The fog also hit rail services as a number of trains were either cancelled for rescheduled.
Jammu and Kashmir experienced severe chill with Leh being the coldest part of the state where mercury dipped to minus 21 degree Celsius, followed by Kargil at minus 18 deg C.
The tourist resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 6.8 deg C while night temperature in Srinagar slipped to minus 3.6 deg C.
Thick fog affected normal life in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh for the second day though the minimum temperature rose by up to four notches above normal in various parts of the region.
Amritsar was the coldest place with a low of minus 0.2 deg C, four notches below the normal, while Chandigarh recorded a minimum of 6.4 deg C.
While the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh continued to remain under the grip of intense cold, Shimla recorded 3.8 deg C last night. Dharamsala had a low of 3.7 deg C.
The lowest temperature of minus 11.3 deg C was recorded in Keylong, the district headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti, while Kalpa in Kinnaur district had the minimum temperature of minus 5.9 deg C.
Dense fog in Rajasthan reduced visibility to only a few metres affecting normal life and flight operations. Ten flights were rescheduled, Jaipur Airport Authority Officer Anuj Agarwal said.
Many buses on the Delhi-Jaipur and Jaipur-Ajmer-Kota highways could not ply due to fog, while morning trains were delayed by up to four hours in the state.
However, in Dehradun, cold conditions further improved with rise in day temperature.
In the national capital, the minimum temperature rose from 6.8 deg C yesterday to 8 deg C today, one degree above normal. The maximum temperature, however, plunged three degrees below normal to settle at 18 degree Celsius.
Met office has predicted thick fog tomorrow morning over the national capital.
With slight increase in temperature, there was some let up in cold wave conditions in Bihar where 21 cold related deaths have occurred this season. Patna, which experienced the season's low of 4.9 deg C yesterday, recorded 5.7 deg C on Friday.
Similarly, Gaya which recorded 3.9 deg C on Thursday, showed an improvement at 5.2 deg C.
With 10 more cold-related deaths in Uttar Pradesh, the toll rose to 214 so far this winter.
Operations at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi were disrupted due to dense fog for the second day affecting the schedule of over 50 flights.
While general visibility was reduced to zero, runway visibility hovered between 50 and 100 metres. On Thursday, about 100 flights were badly affected.
The fog also hit rail services as a number of trains were either cancelled for rescheduled.
Jammu and Kashmir experienced severe chill with Leh being the coldest part of the state where mercury dipped to minus 21 degree Celsius, followed by Kargil at minus 18 deg C.
The tourist resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 6.8 deg C while night temperature in Srinagar slipped to minus 3.6 deg C.
Thick fog affected normal life in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh for the second day though the minimum temperature rose by up to four notches above normal in various parts of the region.
Amritsar was the coldest place with a low of minus 0.2 deg C, four notches below the normal, while Chandigarh recorded a minimum of 6.4 deg C.
While the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh continued to remain under the grip of intense cold, Shimla recorded 3.8 deg C last night. Dharamsala had a low of 3.7 deg C.
The lowest temperature of minus 11.3 deg C was recorded in Keylong, the district headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti, while Kalpa in Kinnaur district had the minimum temperature of minus 5.9 deg C.
Dense fog in Rajasthan reduced visibility to only a few metres affecting normal life and flight operations. Ten flights were rescheduled, Jaipur Airport Authority Officer Anuj Agarwal said.
Many buses on the Delhi-Jaipur and Jaipur-Ajmer-Kota highways could not ply due to fog, while morning trains were delayed by up to four hours in the state.
However, in Dehradun, cold conditions further improved with rise in day temperature.
In the national capital, the minimum temperature rose from 6.8 deg C yesterday to 8 deg C today, one degree above normal. The maximum temperature, however, plunged three degrees below normal to settle at 18 degree Celsius.
Met office has predicted thick fog tomorrow morning over the national capital.
With slight increase in temperature, there was some let up in cold wave conditions in Bihar where 21 cold related deaths have occurred this season. Patna, which experienced the season's low of 4.9 deg C yesterday, recorded 5.7 deg C on Friday.
Similarly, Gaya which recorded 3.9 deg C on Thursday, showed an improvement at 5.2 deg C.
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