No let up in cold wave in Pb, Hry; Halwara reels at 1.9 deg C

Cold wave conditions in most parts of Haryana and Punjab continued unabated on Monday with the minimum temperatures hovering close to the freezing point at some places.

Halwara in Punjab was the coldest place in the two states recording a minimum temperature of 1.9 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological department official said here.

Adampur too was equally cold at a low of 2.2 degrees Celsius.

Other places in Punjab which reeled under biting cold conditions included Amritsar (2.4 degrees Celsius), Faridkot (3.6 degrees Celsius), Ludhiana (2.7 degrees Celsius), Patiala (3.5 degrees Celsius), Pathankot (4.9 degrees Celsius), Bathinda (2.2 degrees Celsius) and Gurdaspur (6.8 degrees Celsius).

In Haryana, Narnaul was once again the coldest place recording a low of 2.5 degrees Celsius.

While Hisar (3.5 degrees Celsius), Karnal (3.4 degrees Celsius) Rohtak (4.2 degrees Celsius), Bhiwani (5.6 degrees Celsius) andAmbala (4.9 degrees Celsius) too shivered under cold conditions.

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, experienced a cold night at 5.5 degrees Celsius.

The official further said fog reduced visibility on Monday morning at a few places including Ambala, Hisar, Karnal, Ludhiana and Patiala.