India Meteorological Department on Monday said that two western disturbances in quick succession are likely to affect northwest India on January 18 and 20, as a result, cold wave conditions over northwest India are likely to abate from January 19.
Delhi continues to shiver as Lodhi Road and Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 1.6 degrees Celsius and 1.4 degrees Celsius respectively on Monday, as per the India Meteorological Department.
Meanwhile, over North India, cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are very likely over many parts of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi till January 17 and thereafter in isolated pockets on January 18.
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.
Already reeling under a cold wave since the beginning of the new year, the national capital on Tuesday witnessed a cold wave and a thick layer of fog, with Safdarjung recording 7.8 Degrees at around 5:30 am.
Taking to Twitter, several users began posting jokes and funny images relating to the ongoing cold wave which has overtaken the city of Delhi over the past few months.
According to the Meteorological Department data, Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius. A minimum temperature of 2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Lodhi Road.
Keeping in view the biting cold wave night shelters have been arranged for the homeless people of Delhi. 197 shelter homes have been built across Delhi.