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Dense fog engulfs north India amid New Year celebrations: Top updates
The IMD has predicted "dense to very dense fog" in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar over the next five days.
Several parts of north India woke up to a dense fog as New Year celebrations stretched to early hours on Sunday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted “dense to very dense fog” over the next five days. Along with this, some parts of north and central India are likely to witness a cold wave, the IMD said. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted “dense to very dense fog” over the next five days. Along with this, some areas in north and central India are likely to experience cold wave, the IMD said.
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Here are the top five weather updates:
1) The IMD has predicted "dense to very dense fog" in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar over the next five days. "Dense fog in isolated pockets over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand during the next three to four days, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during the next two days and over Arunachal Pradesh during the next 24 hours," it said.
2) According to the weather department, cold wave is also likely in some parts of north and central India. “Cold conditions in isolated pockets very likely over Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh during Jan 1 and 2; over Uttar Pradesh during Jan 1 to 4; and over West Rajasthan during December 31 and January 1,” read the fresh forecast released by IMD on Saturday.
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3) In Rajasthan, the weather office said that the minimum temperature is likely to drop by two to three degree Celsius in the next 48 hours. A dense fog was also witnessed in some parts of the Bikaner, Jaipur, and Bharatpur divisions.
4) No significant change is likely in the minimum temperatures in east India for the next three days.
5) On Saturday, one person was killed and four others injured in two separate accidents in Uttar Pradesh due to the dense fog. An 18-year-old youth was killed after his motorcycle was allegedly hit by a school bus at Matihi village. In another accident, four persons were injured following a head-on collision between a school bus and an autorickshaw in Sukhpura.
(With inputs from agencies)
