A thick blanket of fog on Monday continued to disrupt normal life in parts of Punjab and Haryana as air, rail, and road traffic remained adversely affected. The temperature levels also plunged below normal in the region. According to Chandigarh Meteorological Department, dense fog was witnessed in most of cities in the region while temperature levels remained upto eight notches below normal.
Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest in the region and braved the chill at a low of 4.5 degree Celsius. Amritsar- Punjab’s holy city recorded a low of 4.6 degree Celsius.
Punjab’s industrial city, ludhiana on Monday settled at minimum temperature of 8 degree Celsius while Patiala saw a low of 8.8 degrees. Among other places, Ambala witnessed minimum temperature at 8.3 degree Celsius, Bhiwani 7.6 degrees, Hissar 8 degrees and Karnal at 7.2 degree Celsius.
A Met official said that the maximum temperature levels were recorded below normal levels in the entire region while minimum temperature remained close to normal. The cold conditions will further intensify and the temperature levels will decline in the coming days, said the Met official.