Chandigarh : The minimum temperatures on Wednesday registered a marginal increase at many places in Punjab and Haryana, even as cold weather conditions continued to prevail, the Meteorological department said.

In Punjab, Gurdaspur recorded a low of 6 degrees Celsius followed by 6.6 degrees Celsius in Patiala, 7 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, 7.7 degrees in Ambala and 8.5 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana, Met officials said.

The union territory of Chandigarh recorded a low of 7 degrees Celsius, they added.

In Haryana, Hisar recorded a minimum of 5.1 degrees Celsius, 6 degrees Celsius in Bhiwani, 6.8 degrees Celsius in Sirsa and 7.7 degrees Celsius in Ambala.

According to the MeT department, overcast conditions were seen at many places in the region.

PTI 

30/1/2019