#ColdWave : North India Reels Under Biting Cold, Fog Conditions ; Visibility Takes A Hit At Several Places

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As biting cold conditions engulfed entire North India, fog and poor visibility remained a severe cause of concern on Monday.

Amid cold wave prevailing in parts of northern India, Palam in Delhi records a minimum temperature of 6.5°C while Safdarjung records a minimum temperature of 5°C said IMD.

According to the India Meteorological Department, visibility across most of the northern states remained poor with Bhatinda in Punjab and Bikaner in Rajasthan recording “zero visibility”.

Fog and cold wave conditions in Amritsar as minimum temperature recorded at 6.5 degrees Celcius today reported ANI

Not only in Bhatinda, visibility remained low throughout Punjab, with Amritsar recording visibility of 25 metres and Ambala 50.Haryana too recorded low visibility.

While places like Ambala and Hissar recorded a low of 25m and 50m respectively, visibility in Chandigarh was 200 metres.

According to IMD data, places like Sri Ganganagar and Churu in Rajasthan also recorded low visibility of 25 and 50 meters, respectively.

Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal also recorded very low visibility on the day with number dipping to 50 metres in Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, while North Bengal recorded visibility of 200 meters.