Thick fog engulfs North India; Chandigarh sees zero visibility

Dense fog blanketed Punjab and Haryana on Saturday while the minimum temperature in the region hovered close to normal limits.

Large parts of the two states have been witnessing thick fog for the past few days leading to reduced visibility in most places, they said.

Chandigarh residents also woke up to a thick blanket of fog in the morning with a minimum temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, three notches above the normal limits.

At most places in the two states the minimum temperatures remained close to normal, they added.

In Haryana, Ambala recorded a low of 10.1 degrees Celsius while Karnal registered a minimum of 9.4 degrees, both above average limits.

Rohtak recorded a minimum of 9.2 degrees, while Narnaul and Hisar braved the chill, recording respective temperatures of 4.2 degrees and 5.7 degrees Celsius.

In Punjab, Amritsar logged a low of 7.2 degrees, three notches above normal followed by 8.4 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana.

Sri Anandpur Sahib recorded a minimum of 9.4 degrees Celsius while Bathinda and Gurdaspur registered minimum temperatures of 5 degrees Celsius each.

With PTI inputs