No let up in cold wave in Punjab, Haryana

PTI

Chandigarh, January 23

The ongoing cold wave sweeping Haryana and Punjab showed no signs of abating, with minimum temperatures hovering below normal at many places on Tuesday.

Karnal, with a bone-chilling minimum temperature of 2.8°C, was the coldest place in Haryana, the meteorological department said.

Among other places in the state, Fatehabad reeled at a low of 4.6°C while Ambala at 4.6°C and Bhiwani at 4.8°C also experienced a cold night.

Sirsa registered a night temperature of 5.4°C while Hisar and Narnaul each recorded lows of 6°C.

Chandigarh, the capital of the two states, also recorded a minimum temperature of 6°C.

Patiala was the coldest place in Punjab with a night temperature of 3.6°C.

Gurdaspur also reeled from freezing cold, recording a low of 4°C while Bathinda shivered at 4.2°C.

The minimum temperature in Faridkot was 5.2°C.

Amritsar and Ludhiana registered minimum temperatures of 6.7°C and 6.3°C, respectively.

Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh have been under the grip of severe cold weather for the past three weeks. The maximum temperatures have dropped sharply, further intensifying the cold conditions.

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