Parts of North India including the national capital witnessed cold wave conditions with dense to very dense fog observed over Punjab, Haryana, northwest Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar for the second morning on the trot on Friday morning, the forecast department said.
Dr Kuldeep Srivastava, Head of Regional Weather Forecasting Centre said on Thursday that Delhi-NCR is likely to witness dense fog for the next two to three days while Punjab, Haryana, and North Rajasthan may expect a decrease in temperature by 1-2 degrees alongwith cold wave conditions.
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): As the cold wave grips north India and claims many lives, the plight of patients and caregivers waiting in front of Delhi's top hospitals is unimaginable.
"If we talk about the weather in Delhi, then a thick blanket of fog is seen in the morning hours and visibility is dropped by around 100 meters. In the Palam observatory, today morning the visibility was till 100 meters, and later around 8 in the morning there is an improvement," Dr Kuldeep
Amid the cold wave, the school timings of children from class 1 to class 8 in the capital have been changed from 10 am onwards to 3 pm, till December 31.
'Chillai Kalan' is the harshest winter period of 40 days in Kashmir during which temperatures dip below zero in the night and severe cold is witnessed during the days.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed all the District Magistrates to make necessary arrangements for the safety and assistance of common people including the destitute and the elderly, travelers amid the rising cold in the state.
The temperature in Himachal Pradesh has risen above normal by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius. The tourists and locals who were expecting snowfall and cold conditions are disappointed. Tourists from different parts of the country come to the state capital Shimla to experience fresh snowfall. However,
As the City of Pearls is shivering in the cold, people from northern states of India are setting up shops to cover the Hyderabadis with a coat of warmth.