| Cold conditions prevail in north India, 45 trains cancelled | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Jan 17 : Cold conditions prevailed in north India on Saturday with mercury in mountainous regions hovering several notches below normal even as fog caused cancellation of 45 trains and delay of at least 14 others.
The national capital experienced a cold day with the minimum temperature being recorded at 11.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, while the maximum was registered at 17.2 degrees, three notches below the season's average. Shallow foggy conditions were witnessed in the morning which led to the cancellation of 45 trains and delayed 14 others. Flight operations were normal, an IGI Airport spokesperson said.
In Himachal Pradesh, temperatures stayed two to four degrees below normal, even as the region witnessed clear skies in the morning which turned partially cloudy as the day progressed and strong icy winds lashed the mid and higher hills.
Keylong was coldest in the region with a low of minus 4.6 degrees Celsius, while Manali and Kalpa recorded minimum temperatures of minus 2.6 degrees and minus 1.0 degrees while Shimla recorded 4.8 degrees.
In Punjab and Haryana, minimum temperatures hovered several notches above normal with Narnaul being recorded as the coldest place in both states at 4 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states, recorded its minimum at 9.8 degrees, four notches above normal even as Amritsar in Punjab recorded a low of 8.6 degrees. |
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