New Delhi, January 6
Eleven more persons died in Uttar Pradesh as the intense cold wave sweeping north India maintained its firm grip over the region today with Kargil town in Jammu and Kashmir freezing at minus 16.4° C.

The body of a middle-aged man was found in Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir and officials said he died due to extreme cold conditions.

People in the national capital continued to shiver at below normal temperatures with the weatherman predicting no respite in the coming days. The maximum hovered around 14.5° C, a good six degrees below normal while the minimum inched up to 5.3, a notch higher than yesterday’s 4.2° C.

In Jammu and Kashmir, the minimum temperatures in Leh and Kargil were recorded at minus 16.2 and minus 16.4° C respectively, while Kashmir division continued to reel under the intense cold wave, the Met office said.

The high altitude tribal areas in Himachal Pradesh reeled under freezing cold conditions as minimum temperatures dropped further, hitting normal life severely.

Meanwhile, thick fog hit hard air, train and road traffic across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, with the Chandigarh airport shut due to poor visibility and trains running behind schedule. The fog also caused traffic jams, particularly on highways, disrupting inter-state road traffic. — Agencies