Tough topography and cold weather posed challenges for the rescue teams of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and Lahaul and Spiti Police, taking them almost 15 hours to shift the people to safer places, the statement...
Residents turned to space heaters and cups of hot tea and coffee to keep themselves warm as frosty winds from the snow-clad Himalayas barrelled through the plains, including Delhi.
According to the data shared by the IMD, the minimum temperature in the morning stood at 8.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal.
The night temperature in Jaipur was recorded at 10.1 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature was at 26.1 degrees.
The maximum temperature dropped five notches below normal at many places in the national capital including Lodhi Road, Palam, Jafarpur and Mayur Vihar, the IMD said.
The minimum temperature in Bikaner and Karauli on Thursday night settled at 7.1 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said.
According to the Meteorological Department, Peepalda in Kota, Mandrayal in Karauli and Kishanganj in Baran district recorded 14 mm rainfall each on Monday night.
The 24-hour average air quality index was in the poor category at 260, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
