Already in the grip of a severe cold spell, there's more bad news in the offing for North India as vast swathes of the region are likely to experience a drop in temperatures to a minimum of -4 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius in the plains, according to a weather expert.
As Delhi witnesses the third worst cold wave in 23 years, the hospitals are getting respiratory and more heart patients in emergencies and OPDs and the health experts said the risk of these diseases increasing because of the cold and air pollution.
Amid the severe weather conditions in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government, following instructions from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has distributed more than 1,79,740 blankets to the needy over the past 10 days taking the count to 4.66 lakh.
Already reeling under a cold wave since the beginning of the New Year, residents in the national capital on Wednesday woke up to another chilly and polluted morning.
Amid the extreme cold, a number of people are battling heart attacks and brain strokes related problems during this year's winters, as per the experts.