• Fog engulfs Delhi and several cities in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
• According to Indian Railways, ten trains were reported running late from 1:45 to 3:30 hours on Monday
Cold wave has gripped north and northwest India as cities and towns recorded maximum temperatures below 20 degrees Celsius. Fog enveloped Delhi and many cities of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. In the national capital Delhi, dense fog reduced visibility to 50 meters in some areas of the city. According to the Indian Railways, ten trains were reported running late from 1:45 to 3:30 hours on Monday.
Additionally, Bathinda in Punjab and Bikaner in Rajasthan recorded zero visibility, while it dropped to 50 meters and below in Ambala, Hisar, Amritsar, Patiala, Ganganagar, Churu and Bareilly.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that foggy conditions would continue in these areas for the next few days. IMD has declared cold wave as the minimum temperature has dropped to 4 degree Celsius.
Cold wave is also declared when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or less and is 4.5 degrees below normal. A "severe" cold wave occurs when the minimum temperature drops by two degrees Celsius or the departure from normal is more than 6.4 degrees Celsius.
A state in Eastern India:
The District Magistrate of Patna has ordered the closure of schools till the end of the year for students up to class VIII in view of the cold wave conditions.
Kashmir:
The minimum temperature in Kashmir increased by a few notches but remained below the freezing point, bringing some respite from the cold conditions.
Extreme cold conditions led to freezing of water supply lines in many areas as well as the interior parts of Dal Lake.
Punjab and Haryana:
Visibility remained poor across Punjab with visibility of 25 meters in Amritsar and 50 meters in Ambala.
Low visibility was also recorded in Haryana. Places like Ambala and Hisar recorded minimum temperatures of 25 meters and 50 meters respectively, while visibility in Chandigarh was 200 metres.
Rajasthan:
As per IMD data, places like Sri Ganganagar and Churu in Rajasthan also recorded low visibility of 25 and 50 meters respectively.
Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal also recorded very low visibility during the day, with the number coming down to 50 meters in Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, while 200 meters in North Bengal.
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