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Six persons have so far been killed by the cold wave sweeping most parts of north India on Monday, as normal life was disrupted in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan due to dense fog.
Delhities woke up to cloudy conditions with icy breeze blowing across the city for most part of the day, as the minimum temperate was nine degree Celsius.
The plains of UP smarted under biting cold following snow and rains in the hills of Uttaranchal, claiming five lives in different places.
While three of them died in Gorakhpur district, one death each was reported from Raebareli and Maharajganj
Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttaranchal experienced snow and rains while the day temperature was below normal in Lucknow, Bareilly and Gorakhpur divisions.
In Kanpur, rail and road traffic was disrupted due to fog, as chilly winds forced the residents to stay indoors.
In Rajasthan, one beggar died of cold as the mercury dipped to nine degree Celsius in Churu and Sriganganar.
PTI
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