Amritsar recorded a low of 2 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana and Patiala experienced cold wave conditions at 2.8 and 4.5 degrees Celsius respectively.
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Cold wave conditions continued in Punjab and Haryana with minimum temperatures staying below the normal levels in most parts of both States on January 17.
Ballowal Saunkhri in Punjab’s Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district recorded zero degrees Celsius, according to a report from the Meteorological Department here.
Among other places in Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low of 2 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana and Patiala experienced cold wave conditions at 2.8 and 4.5 degrees Celsius respectively, which were up to three degrees below normal.
Meanwhile, Pathankot, Bathinda, Faridkot and Gurdaspur recorded a minimum temperature of 4.9, 3.4, 2.5 and 5 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two States, also reeled under the cold wave, recording a low of 4.9 degrees Celsius.
In neighbouring Haryana,…