Cold wave hits North India as mercury dips again

The biting cold wave sweeping Himachal Pradesh today further tightened its grip as heavy snowfall, widespread rains and strong velocity icy winds lashed Shimla. Heavy snowfall across Kashmir has affected normal life and rendered the Valley cut off from the rest of the country. The Srinagar-Jammu national highway remains closed and air traffic too is suspended. due to heavy snowfall. And while it snowed heavily in the hills, it was a wet Friday morning in the national capital after a night of heavy rain and even hail in many parts. Delhi and the rest of the cities under the National Capital Region welcomed the fact that there was no fog and visibility was a good 2,600 meters at 8.30 am.

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