Cold conditions prevail in north India, heavy rainfall likely in southern states from Dec 1

NEW DELHI: Gulmarg in Kashmir shivered at minus 5.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday as cold conditions prevailed in most parts of north India, while the IMD said the southern states are likely to receive heavy rainfall from December 1.

Eight people were killed in in Chittoor and Kadapa districts of Andhra Pradesh in the last three days due to floods caused by heavy rainfall brought in by cyclone ‘Nivar’, officials said on Saturday.

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.

In Delhi, the minimum temperature was recorded at 10.1 degrees Celsius and the maximum was 26.4 degrees Celsius. The city’s air quality slipped back into the “poor” category, a day after favourable wind speed helped it improve significantly.

With winds slowing down, government agencies said the air quality is likely to deteriorate further. The city’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) was 231 on Saturday.

Stronger winds and a drastic…