North India reels under cold wave, Delhi records a low of 4 C

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Daily Excelsior
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NEW DELHI:
North India continued to reel under cold wave conditions as mercury dipped in several places today including Delhi where it settled at 4 degrees Celsius, with dense fog affecting the movement of trains.
The national capital recorded the lowest temperature of the month so far at 4 degrees Celsius, four notches below the normal, MeT official said.
Dense fog in the morning led to the cancellation of 8 trains which included Poorva Express, Shaheed Express and Mahananda Express.
24 trains were rescheduled and 49 of them delayed, a Northern Railway spokesperson said.
However, sun shone bright as the day progressed providing some relief to the Delhiites.
The flight operations also remained smooth.
Meanwhile, the high altitude areas of Kashmir including the famous ski resort of Gulmarg received snowfall while light rains occurred at Srinagar and other plain areas of the Valley, breaking the prolonged dry spell.
The peripheral areas of Gulmarg including Aferwath, Khilanmarg and Kongdoori received moderate snowfall, said the MeT officials in Srinagar.
Reports of snowfall were also received from Z-gali, Sadna and Razdan tops and Gurez near the Line of Control in north Kashmir, Sonamarg on Srinagar-Leh national highway and higher reaches of Pir Panjal range including 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas.
In Punjab and Haryana, too cold wave conditions continued to prevail with dense fog engulfing most of the places in the region affecting the normal life.
The dense fog engulfed Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Hisar, Karnal and Ambala reducing visibility to up to 150 meters.
Foggy weather also affected the road, rail and air traffic in the region.
Karnal in Haryana was the coldest place in the region with a minimum of 3 deg C, four notches below normal, followed by Narnaul recording a low of 4 deg C.
Chilly conditions also prevailed in desert state of Rajasthan where dense fog enveloped several areas affecting movement of trains. (AGENCIES)

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