NEW DELHI: As the fog lifted, people in the north and north-western regions heaved Sigh of relief after reeling under cold ‘wave that has claimed 153 lives so far.
With three more deaths reported, the toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 24, while the eastern state of Bihar has listed 118 deaths so far,
Amritsar and Chandigarh, in the plains of Punjab, experienced the coldest day in the past more than a decade when the mercury plummeted to 0.3 degree Celsius,
Srinagar and Jammu, in the picturesque state of Jammu and Kashmir, were reeling under minus two and two Celsius.
Article extracted from this publication >> January 12, 1990
