With No Respite From Bone-Chilling Cold, IMD Warns It’s Going To Be Worse In North India

The intense spell of cold that has gripped most of northern India is showing no signs of improving. In fact, it is only getting colder and Sunday and Monday will be particularly harsh.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a code red warning for Sunday for the cold wave conditions in Delhi, Haryana, and Chandigarh.

Code red, under the IMD’s classification, is the highest level and a warning for the public to take action in adverse weather.

According to an IMD bulletin on Saturday night, on Sunday, cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are very likely in many pockets over Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh, in some pockets over Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, in isolated pockets over Madhya Pradesh and cold wave conditions in some pockets over Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh and in isolated pockets over Bihar, north Gujarat and Odisha.