New Delhi. Along with snowfall in the hilly states, the cold is continuously increasing in the plains of North India. At the same time, due to pollution, there is a blanket of smog in many places including Delhi. According to the Meteorological Department, the cold is going to increase further in the coming few days. The mercury was recorded at 11.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night in the capital Delhi. Cold winds continued to blow during the day and the temperature remained at 26.8 degrees Celsius. Earlier, a temperature of 16.2 degrees Celsius was recorded in Delhi on Monday night. That means, in just 2 days a decrease of 5 degrees Celsius was recorded in the minimum temperature.
VIDEO | Fog blankets the national capital. Visuals from India Gate. Delhi recorded its coldest night of the season so far, with the nighttime temperature dipping to 11.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
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VIDEO | A thick layer of smog envelops the national capital. Visuals from Delhi’s Mundka area.
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VIDEO | Water sprinklers being used to tackle dust pollution as smog continues to cover parts of Delhi. Visuals from Anand Vihar area.
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According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature in UP remains between 10 to 11 degrees Celsius. Here too, mist and fog are being seen in many districts. The fog is expected to become denser in the coming days. The cold has also become very intense in Churu and Mount Abu of Rajasthan. At the same time, cold is continuously increasing in Punjab and Haryana. The minimum temperature in Punjab has been recorded between 9 to 13 degrees. At the same time, the minimum temperature has dropped significantly in most areas of Haryana. Cold has also knocked in Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. Here too a continuous decline in temperature is being recorded. There is news of fog in some parts of Bihar also.
The Meteorological Department has already told that this year there is going to be severe cold due to the effect of La Nina. Under the La Nina effect, the waters of the Pacific Ocean cool down. Its effect is seen in India. Due to La Nina effect, more than average rainfall was also recorded in the monsoon season this year. Earlier due to El Nino effect the sea surface temperature was higher than the land. Due to this, it was not raining much and the cold was also becoming less.
