No let up in cold weather conditions in Punjab and Haryana

There was no let up in the cold weather conditions in Punjab and Haryana on Friday as minimum temperatures continued to hover below normal limits.

In Punjab, Amritsar and Halwara reeled under severe chill recording respective minimums of 3.2 degrees Celsius and 3.1 degrees Celsius.

Adampur and Faridkot recorded minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius each.

Among other places in Punjab which experienced a cold night included Ludhiana (6.1 degrees Celsius), Patiala (degrees Celsius), Bathinda (degrees Celsius) and Gurdaspur (5 degrees Celsius).

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 7.7 degrees Celsius, a meteorological department official said here.

Intense cold prevailed in Karnal in Haryana, where the minimum was recorded at 5.2 degrees Celsius. Hisar, too, was equally cold at a low of 5.4 degrees Celsius.

Ambala and Sirsa recorded identical minimums of 6.5 degrees Celsius each. Narnaul (7 degrees Celsius), Bhiwani (6 degrees Celsius) and Rohtak (7.4 degrees Celsius) too experienced a cold night.