NEW DELHI: Cold wave conditions continued in parts of north India today with it claiming two lives in Uttar Pradesh, even as Bihar and the national capital experienced pleasant weather.
The national capital witnessed a pleasant day with the city recording a minimum of 10.4 degrees, while the maximum temperature settled at 24.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average.
However, shallow foggy conditions in the morning led to cancellation of 13 trains. The flight operation remained normal at IGI airport.
Two persons, including a woman, died allegedly due to cold in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh while shallow to moderate fog continued at a few places in the state.
According to MeT, night temperature fell in Agra division and was appreciably below normal in Lucknow and Gorakhpur, and remained normal in remaining divisions of Uttar Pradesh.
Fog also played spoilsport in parts of Punjab and Haryana, disrupting the normal life even as minimum temperatures hovered above normal levels in the region.
Amritsar was the coldest place in the two states registering 6.8 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh settled at 9.9 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, whereas the minimum temperature at Karnal was 10 degrees Celsius.
Rail, road and air traffic were affected due to poor visibility in the states, officials said. (AGENCIES)
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