Cold conditions persist in Punjab,Haryana

Biting cold conditions continued to sweep several parts of Punjab and Haryana today with fog conditions reducing visibility at a few places affecting movement of trains.
Meanwhile, foggy weather reduced visibility at few places in the two states, a MeT department report said.
A few trains were also delayed including 14217 Unchahar Express from Allahabad to Chandigarh by over ten hours and 15011 Lucknow-Chandigarh by over two hours, officials said.
The minimum temperature at Hisar was recorded at 2.4 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal level, it said.
The minimum temperatures at Ambala and Bhiwani in Haryana were recorded at 5.3 and 6 degrees Celsius respectively.

In Punjab, Ludhiana turned out to be the coldest place recording a low at 4 degrees Celsius, which was four notches below normal.
Amritsar's low settled at 5.2 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature at Patiala was recorded at 5.4 degrees Celsius.
However, Chandigarh recorded a three degree above normal minimum temperature at 8.6 degrees Celsius.