Cold wave sweeps North India. Dense fog, delays in trains & flights expected.

Cold wave conditions continue to sweep entire North India. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast cold day conditions in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and north Madhya Pradesh today.

IMD said, dense fog conditions will prevail during morning and night hours in some parts of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand during the next 3-4 days.

Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning is also very likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura today. The weather department also predicted that there would be fall in temperatures by 2-4 degree Celsius over Northwest, Central and Eastern India during the next 2 days.

Due to dense fog conditions, the movement of several trains were affected in the northern region of the country. Around 30 Delhi-bound trains were delayed by up to four to five hours today.