Cold conditions prevail in many parts as rain lashes region

Chandigarh, Feb 21 (PTI) Rains lashed many parts ofPunjab and Haryana where cold conditions continued to prevailat some places.

Fog prevailed early today at Ludhiana, Amritsar,Hisar, Karnal, Rohtak and Bhiwani, the MeT said today.

Moderate to heavy rains lashed Rohtak, Narnaul,Bhiwani, Patiala and Amritsar last evening.

Amritsar was the coldest place in the two statesregistering a minimum of 4 degrees Celsius, three below normallevel, the MeT said here.

Ludhiana also experienced a cold night at 8.7 deg C,down one notch, while the low at Patiala settled at 9.4 deg C,one below normal.

In Haryana, Rohtak braved the chill at a low of 7.3deg C, down two degrees, while Karnal recorded a minimum of8.6 deg C, one below normal.

Hisar, too, had a cold night at 8 deg C, down twonotches while the low at Bhiwani settled at 8 deg C. Ambalarecorded a low of 10.9 deg C.

The minimum at Chandigarh rose slightly to settle at10.5 deg C, two above normal.