Jaipur: Cold conditions further gripped Rajasthan as the night temperature plummeted one to five degrees Celsius at most places in the state with icy winds sweeping the region and affecting normal life.
Due to fog and mist in neighbouring states of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, departure of Ajmer- Jabalpur Express train (number 12182) was rescheduled, while eleven other trains were running late from 25 minutes to about ten hours, a NWR spokesperson said.
Sole hill station Mount Abu was the coldest place in the region with a low of 0.6 deg C.
Meanwhile, Sriganganagar recorded a minimum temperature of 2 degrees C, followed by Churu 3.2 deg C, Pilani 3.8 deg C, Jaisalmer 5.2 deg C, Jaipur 6 deg C, Barmer 8.3 deg C, Chittorgarh 8.8 deg C, Udaipur 9 deg C, and Jodhpur 9.7 deg C.
Night temperature would further fall in next 24 hours, a MeT report said.
