January 23, 2019 8:57 PM

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Cold weather conditions continue to prevail in several parts of North India

<span style="color: #222222;">Cold weather conditions continued to prevail in several parts of North India following fresh snowfall in higher reaches. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A significant drop in temperature was recorded at many places in Kashmir. The summer capital Srinagar saw the minimum temperature hovering around freezing point. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, efforts are on to restore traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway which remained closed for the third consecutive day today due to snowfall. An avalanche had struck the Jawahar Tunnel area yesterday, blocking both tubes on Qazigund side.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Fresh snowfall was reported in the major tourist towns in Himachal Pradesh. According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature in Shimla was recorded at zero degree Celsius. Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state, recording low of minus 11 degrees Celsius. In Kinnaur, the power supply has been disrupted due to heavy snowfall since yesterday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">   </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In Uttarakhand, icy cold winds blowing from snow-covered mountains made people shiver throughout the day. Snowfall in the hills of over the last couple of days has left a number of roads blocked.  </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">National Capital, Delhi witnessed a cold day today with the minimum temperature settling at 8 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature was recorded at 19 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The weatherman has predicted dense fog tomorrow morning with the possibility of very light rains and thundershowers later in the day.</span><br />''  

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