Cold wave continued to prevail in north India as snowfall and rains lashed several parts of the region bringing down temperatures and affecting normal life.
Manali and parts of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh were disconnected due to heavy snowfall while Jammu and Kashmir continued to reel under intense cold conditions.
Delhiites woke up to shallow fog in the morning as the national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 19.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal, and minimum of 7.2 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal.
Snowfall and rains hit many parts of Jammu and Kashmir, where Pahalgam received 12.3 cm of snow and Qazigund 3.4 cm.
Summer capital Srinagar received snowfall and rains equivalent to 4 mm of rainfall, as the city registered a minimum temperature of 0.3 degrees Celsius.
Leh town, in Ladakh region, registered a decline of almost four degrees from the previous night as mercury settled at a low of minus 10.7 degrees Celsius.
The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 8.8 degrees Celsius, which was over a degree lower than the previous night.
Hundreds of vehicles were stranded in Shimla as Himachal Pradesh received heavy snowfall and rains, dipping the temperatures to the lowest in many parts of the state.
Shimla received 11 cm of snowfall making it the coldest night as mercury dipped to minus 2.4 degrees Celsius.
Supply of basic commodities was cut off and schools were declared closed in Shimla for tomorrow.
