Temperatures plunge across north, east India

IMD WARNS OF PERSISTENT COLD

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

Tourists are enjoying the fresh snowfall at Solang Valley, in Kullu on Tuesday

Winter tightened its grip across large parts of northern and eastern India on Tuesday, bringing snowfall to higher reaches, plunging night temperatures and widespread cold day conditions, including the first such spell of the season in the national capital.

The chill disrupted daily life in several states, prompting administrative measures such as trekking bans, extended school vacations and cold wave alerts as the India Meteorological Department warned that low temperatures and fog were likely to persist over the next few days.