Dense fog disrupts rail, road traffic in Punjab, Haryana

A thick blanket of fog on Friday engulfed most of parts of Punjab and Haryana, affecting rail and road traffic, even as minimum temperatures remained a few notches below normal in some areas of the region.

Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest place in both states as it braved minimum a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, a MeT Department official said.

Hisar and Karnal also witnessed the drop in mercury by registering minimum temperatures at 5.3 and 5.2 degrees Celsius respectively.

Ambala recorded the minimum of 8 degrees Celsius, one notch above normal, the official said.

Chandigarh registered its minimum temperature at 6.7 degrees Celsius, the Department said.

In Punjab, Amritsar's minimum was 6 degrees Celsius, while minimum temperature in Ludhiana and Patiala was 5.4 degrees Celsius and 6.7 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Thick blanket of fog which engulfed most parts of both states hampered air, rail and road traffic in the region because of poor visibility, officials said.

The weatherman predicted moderate to dense fog likely at many places of Punjab and Haryana in the next 48 hours.