Delhi weather: Ayanagar records minimum temperature of 1.8°C, 35 flights delayed

Some shelter homes have also been opened for homeless people across Delhi.

"We've 197 permanent shelter homes. During winters, we put up almost 250 tents in Delhi. Now, we've 190 functional tents and 50 are in standby mode. Apart from mattresses and blankets, we also provide three meals a day to occupants," Vipin Rai, Member, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, was quoted by ANI as saying.

IMD official said there will be some relief from cold weather under the influence of a fresh Western Disturbance, which is likely to affect northwest India starting January 7.

Cold conditions continued to prevail in Haryana and Punjab as well. The minimum temperatures in these states remained below normal at many places on Friday. The maximum temperatures in Haryana and Punjab, including in Chandigarh, have dropped sharply for the past few days, settling between 11 degrees and 15 degrees Celsius.

According to the Met department's weather report, Narnaul was the coldest place in Haryana, recording a minimum temperature of 2.5 degrees Celsius. Hisar, which recorded a minimum temperature of 4 degrees, was also gripped by biting cold. Bhiwani recorded a low of 5.8 degrees Celsius, Karnal 4.8 degrees, Rohtak 6.2 degrees. The minimum temperature in Ambala settled at 4.8 degrees Celsius.

In Punjab, Balachaur recorded a low of 3.5 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 5 degrees Celsius.