Coldwave welcomes 2007, fog hits rail traffic

Jalandhar, Jan 1: People in Jalandhar witnessed a cold New Year with the mercury recording a 2.4 degrees Celsius at the Adampur airport this morning.

Most parts of Punjab reeled under coldwave conditions with night temperatures staying low last night, a spokesman of the Met station of Indian Air Force here said.

Amritsar recorded the minimum three degrees, while Ludhiana and Pathankot recorded 3.2 and 6 degrees respectively.

Dense fog prevailed in the region, adversely affecting the rail services on Delhi-Amritsar and Delhi-Jammu routes with most of the trains running four to nine hours behind the schedule, a railway spokesman told sources.

Among these trains, 2414 Jaipur bound JammuJaipur Puja Express was running nine hours behind schedule where as 3151 Sealdah Jammu Express was late by around 8 hours, 3152 Jammu Sealdah Express, 2413 Jaipur-Jammu Puja Express, 2332 Jammu Howrah Himgiri Express, 3005 Amritsar Howrah Mail and 3049 Amritsar Howrah Express were running late by 6 hours.

Delhi bound 2014 Amritsar-Delhi Shatabdi Express was also delayed by 40 hours this morning, the spokesman said.

UNI