New Delhi, February 19: Mercury fell in most parts of north India reviving cold wave, especially in Jammu and Kashmir where mercury further dipped at many places for the third consecutive day today.
Cold conditions also intensified in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh with minimum temperatures at some places falling by up to three notches below normal.
Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius against minus 2.2 deg C yesterday.
The famous hill resort of Pahalgam, in south Kashmir, was the coldest place in the valley with a low of minus 6.2 deg C followed by Kupwara in north Kashmir at minus 5 deg C.
The temperature of Qazigund and Kokernag in south Kashmir settled at minus 3.2 deg C and minus 1.9 deg C today.
Kargil and Leh in Ladakh region reeled under cold conditions with a minimum of minus 17.2 deg C and minus 16.
–Agencies