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Moderate fog covers parts of North India, affecting visibility: IMD
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the IMD, "The visibility recorded (at 1730 hours IST of today)(<=500 m): Uttarakhand: Pantnagar-200; Punjab: Ludhiana-200; Haryana: Bhivani-500; Delhi: Safdarjung-500; UP: Bareilly, Bahraich and Prayagraj-200 each, Aligarh, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Fursatganj, Babatpur & Sultanpu
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Dense to very dense fog likely to prevail over places in Punjab for next 3
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Fog is categorised as "very dense" when the visibility goes below 50 metres. On the other hand, if the visibility is between 51 to 200 metres, it is considered "dense" fog and "moderate" fog prevails when the visibility is between 201 and 500 meters.
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UP State Road Transport Corporation issues guidelines for fog, restricts b
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
UPSRTC officials said that buses should not operate in case of poor visibility due to fog. The corporation also advised operators to park buses at safe locations and wait until visibility improves.
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Dense to very dense fog likely at some places in UP today, tomorrow: IMD
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
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.
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Artificial rain sensitive policy matter but can be used during critical ti
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
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.
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IMD issues dense fog alert for northwest, parts of adjoining central India
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
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.
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Winter chill continues to grip parts of North India; cold waves and dense
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The temperature in Prayagraj on Tuesday at 8:30 am was recorded at 12.4 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD.
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Delhi-NCR wakes to a layer of dense fog as cold wave grips capital
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
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.
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Proper measures for rescue and relief operation carried out, will meet PM
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As heavy rains inundated parts of Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said that the state government took proper measures for rescue and relief operation on time despite late warning received from the Meteorological Department which mitigated the e
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Tamil Nadu rains: IMD sounds red alert in 4 districts, schools shut
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
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."
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Temperatures drop in the national capital, people resort to bonfires to av
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A cold wave has gripped Delhi and parts of NCR as the minimum temperature recorded was 6.8 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road on Monday morning by the Indian Meteorological Department.
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Extreme heavy rainfall continues in south districts of Tamil Nadu
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Extremely heavy rainfall continued in the south districts of Tamil Nadu on Monday, as Palayamkottai recorded 26 cm, and Kanyakumari recorded 17 cm of rainfall.
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