An INSAT (Indian National Satellite System) imagery released by the Met department on Wednesday morning depicted fog hovering over the North India region.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday that dense to very dense fog (visibility 50-200 meters) likely at some pockets over Uttar Pradesh during December 26 and 27.
During an interaction with media persons, Rijiju, who is the Minister of Earth Sciences, voiced that "we should not play with nature" while noting the moral difficulty regarding artificial rain as inducing rain in an area can lead to desertification in another area.
Dense fog is likely to continue over northwest and parts of adjoining central India during the next three to four days, the India Meteorological Department said in a statement on Tuesday.
A layer of dense fog was witnessed over the Delhi-NCR region on Tuesday morning, as the temperature dropped to almost 7 degrees in the national capital, according to the India Meteorological Department.
As vast swathes of North India continued to reel under the effects of the falling mercury, a thick layer of fog enveloped the national capital on Saturday, affecting visibility.
Amid the biting chill prevailing in the entire North Indian belt, the cold tightened its hold on the national capital on Thursday, with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.8 degrees Celsius in the city, according to the India Metrological Department (IMD).
"Given the serious situation prevailing in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu due to heavy rains and severe floods, Raj Bhavan, Tamil Nadu, has decided to cancel the "Celebration of Advent Christmas" scheduled to be held on December 21, 2023 (Thursday)." Tamil Nadu Rajbhawan posted on X.
Amid the biting chill prevailing in the entire North Indian belt, the cold extended its grip on the national capital on Tuesday, with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.8 degrees Celsius at Palam.
Speaking to ANI, S Balachandran, Director of Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre said, "For the next 24 hours, 'Red' alert to continue for Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Tiruvaneli and Kanyakumari districts."