As the cold wave condition continues to prevail in Himachal Pradesh, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicts more snow and rainfall in the higher regions of the state for the next two days.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rajyavardhan Rathore on Wednesday urged Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to announce a relief package for the farmers as they have suffered huge losses.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday extended greetings to the people of Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh, who participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kangra's Malot amid the cold wave.
"The western disturbances are likely to affect the Himalayan region from the night of January 20 to January 26 while the plains of the northwest will be affected from January 23 to January 25," tweeted IMD.
The northern parts of India froze under the cold spell as Rajasthan's Sikar recorded a minimum temperature of -1.5 degrees Celsius while Churu recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.2 degrees. Narnaul in Haryana recorded a minimum temperature of 0.5 degrees while Hisar recorded a minimum
As cold wave conditions continued to grip Northwest India including Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Haryana, the weather office issued orange and yellow alerts in several parts..
Braving the biting cold, several people, including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu joined Rahul Gandhi in the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Already reeling under a cold wave since the beginning of the new year, the national capital on Wednesday witnessed foggy conditions, with several flights and trains running late due to low visibility.
Kabul locals have expressed frustration over prolonged power cuts amid the freezing cold, adding it to the miseries of people in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported.
According to the Agricultural Research Center at Sikar's Fatehpur, the minimum temperature on Tuesday was minus 4.5 degrees. Layers of ice were spotted on the crops in the fields too, it said.