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In Ludhiana, visibility was recorded astatine 100 metres connected Friday greeting portion successful Ambala it was 20 metres astatine astir 5.30 americium and 100 m by astir 8.30 am. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)
Even arsenic the bluish parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh were covered nether a broad of dense fog connected Friday, the upwind section issued a yellowish alert for Saturday, indicating the likelihood of much dense fog successful isolated areas. On Friday morning, visibility was zero successful Amritsar astatine astir 8.30 americium portion Chandigarh airdrome excessively reported zero visibility according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chandigarh.
In Ludhiana, visibility was recorded astatine 100 metres connected Friday greeting portion successful Ambala it was 20 metres astatine astir 5.30 americium and 100 m by astir 8.30 am. Most of the portion was enveloped successful dense fog which took the signifier of smog successful respective pockets.
The portion is inactive nether pre-winter clime arsenic the maximum somesthesia successful Haryana was 31.9 degrees Celsius astatine Charkhi Dadri connected Thursday portion the maximum somesthesia reported successful Punjab was 28 degrees Celsius astatine Bathinda the aforesaid day, according to upwind experts. Nevertheless, a heavy fog had engulfed the portion which is antithetic for this clip of the year.
On Friday morning, the lowest minimum somesthesia was 13 degrees Celsius successful Punjab’s Gurdaspur portion it was 12.7 degrees Celsius successful Yamunagar, Haryana.
Speaking astir the existent weather, Dr K K Gill, main agrometeorologist astatine the Punjab Agricultural University successful Ludhiana, said, “Sunshine hours had started reducing aft Diwali and present determination are astir zero sunshine hours arsenic it remains hazy astir the full day. The nights are warmer and arsenic per our observations, the somesthesia is 7-8 degrees Celsius supra mean during nighttime hours which is expanding the comparative humidity during the greeting and evening hours. Moreover, upwind velocity is hardly 1.5 kmph. The supra factors are not allowing the haze to assistance which would let sunshine to deed the little surface.”
Avoid going for greeting and evening walks these days, alternatively spell for a locomotion betwixt noon and 3 pm, Dr Gill advised. People with breathing problems should measurement retired wearing a disguise oregon preferably enactment indoors. Experts person besides recommended indoor workouts and suggested the usage of aerial purifiers wrong homes.
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