People experience bikes in dense fog in Amritsar, Punjab state, India, on Dec. 19, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and elements of Uttar Pradesh have seen dense fog engulfing the areas for days.

NEW DELHI, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — Dense blanket of fog lined the Indian capital metropolis Delhi and adjoining states Tuesday, resulting in disruptions in rail and highway transport, officers mentioned.

The fog triggered zero visibility impacting the visitors. On the roads within the capital, the vehicular visitors was plying slowly due to the poor visibility and drivers have been seen driving with emergency lights on.

Reports pouring in from adjoining states of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and elements of Uttar Pradesh mentioned dense fog engulfed the areas for the second consecutive morning.

A neighborhood media report mentioned no flight landed or took off from the airport in Chandigarh attributable to poor visibility circumstances on Tuesday morning.

Railway officers mentioned Tuesday that 11 trains have been reported working late by one to 5 hours because of the drop in visibility.

A vegetable vendor rides his horse cart amid heavy fog on a chilly morning in Amritsar district of India’s northern Punjab state, December 19, 2022. (str/xinhua)

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cities affected by low visibility amid dense fog on Tuesday embody Bathinda, Patiala and Amritsar in Punjab, Ganganagar in Rajasthan, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Bareilly and Agra in Uttar Pradesh, Ambala in Haryana, Patna, Gaya and Purnea in Bihar and Kolkata in West Bengal. Delhi’s Palam and Safdarjung have been additionally included within the checklist by the IMD.

Meanwhile, dense fog within the evening and morning hours is prone to proceed over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in the course of the subsequent 4 days.

The air high quality within the nationwide capital has fallen to the “very poor” class Tuesday morning.

Air air pollution continues to worsen in Delhi and it will get aggravated throughout winter months. The deterioration in air high quality is attributed to gradual wind pace and stubble burning (farm fires) within the neighboring states.

Delhi is among the many topmost polluted cities on this planet.■