Several states in northern and northwestern India have been experiencing a dip in temperature due to the cold wave sweeping Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and so on. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a severe cold wave warning in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha during Wednesday and Thursday, while Punjab, Haryana, East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Saurashtra & Kutch, Telangana, Bihar, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal to witness the same on Wednesday (December 22).