Fog disrupts visibility in parts of Punjab, Haryana

Cold conditions prevailed in Haryana and Punjab where Bathinda and Fatehabad were the coldest places with a low of 5.7 degrees Celsius and 5.4 degrees C respectively, the weather office said on Wednesday.

Fog in the morning hours reduced visibility in the two states.

Among other places in Haryana, Karnal reeled under biting cold recording a low of 6 degrees Celsius.

Ambala, Hisar, Bhiwani and Sirsa also experienced a cold night recording respective minimums of 6.5 degrees Celsius, 6.2 degrees Celsius, 6.5 degrees Celsius and 7 degrees Celsius.

In Punjab, Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala recorded respective minimums of 6.6 degrees Celsius, 6.1 degrees Celsius and 6.2 degrees Celsius.

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 7.2 degrees Celsius.