Fog in bhubaneswar: A thick layer of fog covered the state on Friday morning till noon including the twin cities Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
The visibility was reduced due to which the vehicular movement was affected as the visibility of roads was very poor. As a result, citizens are facing a hard time driving around, the car drivers in particular have been troubled.
According to the regional centre of India Meteorological Department, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Deogarh, Bargarh, Dhenkanal and Jharsuguda districts have been receiving light to moderate rainfall whereas dense fog has gripped maximum places across the State.
The weather department further informed that the maximum visibility was reduced to 200 metres in Bhubaneswar, Bhawanipatna and Malkangiri whereas 100 metres in Balangir. Similarly, the visibility was reduced to 600 metres and 800 metres in Puri and Paradeep respectively.
The people of Odisha have been found in parks and stadiums for morning walk, exercises as well as for doing yoga. The temperatures have continued to fall during the night.
The low pressure area on the coast of the South Andaman Sea is moving west-northwest and is active in the central Andaman Sea. It will touch the Andhra coast. As a result, in some districts of South Odisha on November 17 and November 18.
It is to be noted that although the onset of monsoon season arrived during its normal time in Odisha this year, it started withdrawing very late.
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