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Cold wave toll touches 93
Cold wave sweeping north India claimed 18 more lives taking the nation-wide death toll to 93 even as temperatures rose in several parts.
New Delhi: Cold wave sweeping north India
claimed 18 more lives taking the nation-wide death toll to 93
even as temperatures rose by a few notches in several parts of
the region.
Sixteen people succumbed to the chill since last evening in UP and two in Punjab as fog enveloped several places hitting road and rail traffic.
In Uttar Pradesh, where the harsh weather has so far claimed 61 lives, the lowest temperature of three degrees Celsius was recorded at Najibabad in Bijnore.
The national capital got a respite after two days of bone-chilling cold as mercury shot up by a few degrees. Though the morning began with a shallow fog, the sun was out as the day progressed.
The minimum temperature in Delhi touched 6.8 degrees Celsius, up from yesterday`s 4.8 degrees, while the maximum settled at 23 degrees, a degree above normal.
So far, 61 fatalities due to cold and foggy weather have reported in UP, 14 in Jharkhand, 11 in Punjab and seven in Bihar.
Temperatures inched upwards in Punjab and Haryana where fog blanketed several parts disrupting road and rail traffic.
Many trains bound for Amritsar, Kalka, Pathankot, Bathinda and Ferozepur ran behind schedule, railway officials said.
Hisar was the coldest place in Haryana recording a low of four degrees celsius as power outages added to woes of the residents.
Rajasthan reeled under the cold wave with Churu recording a low of 4 deg C followed by Sikar 5 deg C.
In Jammu and Kashmir, `Chillai Kalan`, the harshest 40-day period of winter, began today as many parts of the Valley received snow and rain.
Hill resorts Gulmarg in north Kashmir and Pahalgam in south experienced fresh snowfall. Summer capital Srinagar received 4.3 mm of rain as dark and thick clouds hovered over the city raising hopes of more snowfall.
The minimum temperature in Srinagar was 0.8 degrees above the freezing point, the MeT office said.
Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 0.4 degrees. Pahalgam shivered at minus 5.4 degrees Celsius.
Leh town was the coldest place in the state recording a low of minus 12 deg C followed by Kargil at minus 8 deg C.
In West Bengal, Kolkata witnessed the coldest day of the season as mercury plummeted to 11 deg C, three degrees below normal.
Cold conditions persisted in Bihar with poor visibility due to fog affecting rail and air traffic.
PTI
Sixteen people succumbed to the chill since last evening in UP and two in Punjab as fog enveloped several places hitting road and rail traffic.
In Uttar Pradesh, where the harsh weather has so far claimed 61 lives, the lowest temperature of three degrees Celsius was recorded at Najibabad in Bijnore.
The national capital got a respite after two days of bone-chilling cold as mercury shot up by a few degrees. Though the morning began with a shallow fog, the sun was out as the day progressed.
The minimum temperature in Delhi touched 6.8 degrees Celsius, up from yesterday`s 4.8 degrees, while the maximum settled at 23 degrees, a degree above normal.
So far, 61 fatalities due to cold and foggy weather have reported in UP, 14 in Jharkhand, 11 in Punjab and seven in Bihar.
Temperatures inched upwards in Punjab and Haryana where fog blanketed several parts disrupting road and rail traffic.
Many trains bound for Amritsar, Kalka, Pathankot, Bathinda and Ferozepur ran behind schedule, railway officials said.
Hisar was the coldest place in Haryana recording a low of four degrees celsius as power outages added to woes of the residents.
Rajasthan reeled under the cold wave with Churu recording a low of 4 deg C followed by Sikar 5 deg C.
In Jammu and Kashmir, `Chillai Kalan`, the harshest 40-day period of winter, began today as many parts of the Valley received snow and rain.
Hill resorts Gulmarg in north Kashmir and Pahalgam in south experienced fresh snowfall. Summer capital Srinagar received 4.3 mm of rain as dark and thick clouds hovered over the city raising hopes of more snowfall.
The minimum temperature in Srinagar was 0.8 degrees above the freezing point, the MeT office said.
Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 0.4 degrees. Pahalgam shivered at minus 5.4 degrees Celsius.
Leh town was the coldest place in the state recording a low of minus 12 deg C followed by Kargil at minus 8 deg C.
In West Bengal, Kolkata witnessed the coldest day of the season as mercury plummeted to 11 deg C, three degrees below normal.
Cold conditions persisted in Bihar with poor visibility due to fog affecting rail and air traffic.
PTI