Cold wave grips Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana; fog to persist, rain forecast around weekend
Hindustan TimesHimachal Pradesh continued to shiver under sub-zero temperatures with the mercury plummeting further on Tuesday even as cold day conditions with pockets of fog prevailed in the plains of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. MINUS 16.4°C AT KEYLONG In Himachal, the administrative centre of Lahaul-Spiti district at Keylong was the coldest place in the state with a minimum temperature of minus 16.4 degrees Celsius. Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded a minimum of minus 5 degrees, while the maximum temperature was 2.3 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures in hill stations of Manali, Dharamshala and Dalhousie were minus 2.8, 2.6 and 3.1 degrees Celsius, respectively. We have asked the administration to send agriculture department officials to assess the damage so that compensation can be announced.” TOP 20 COLDEST PLACES IN THE REGION Place and minimum temperature Keylong, HP: Minus 16.4 Dras, J&K: Minus 14 Pahalgam, J&K: Minus 12.2 Gulmarg, J&K: Minus 11 Kargil, J&K: Minus 11 Leh, J&K: Minus 12 Kalpa, HP: Minus 5 Srinagar: Minus 3.7 Bhaderwah, J&K: Minus 3.3 Kufri, HP: Minus 1 Shimla, HP: 2.5 Dharamshala, HP: 2.6 Manali, HP: 2.8 Dalhousie, HP: 3.1 Bathinda, Punjab: 6 Amritsar, Punjab: 7 Jammu, J&K: 7.2 Sirsa, Haryana: 7.3 Hisar, Haryana: 8.4 Bhiwani, Haryana: 8.7