Chandigarh, Dec 23 (PTI) A thick blanket of fog enveloped Punjab and Haryana, reducing visibility Friday morning, a meteorological department official said.

Foggy conditions have brought down visibility levels in the morning at most places in the two states during this week.

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According to the MeT department's weather report, Gurdaspur was the coldest place in Punjab, recording a minimum temperature of 4.7 degrees Celsius.

Amritsar recorded a low of 6.8 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana a minimum of 7.1 degrees Celsius, Patiala 6.2 degrees Celsius, Bathinda 5 degrees Celsius and Mohali 8.2 degrees Celsius.

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Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 7.6 degrees Celsius.

In Haryana, cold weather conditions prevailed in Mahendergarh, which recorded a low of 3.9 degrees Celsius, while Hisar's low settled at 5.5 degrees Celsius, the MeT office said.

Karnal registered a low of 6.2 degrees Celsius, Ambala 7 degrees Celsius, Sirsa 8.4 degrees Celsius and Rohtak 7.6 degrees Celsius, it added.

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