New Delhi: An INSAT (Indian National Satellite System) imagery released by the Met department on Wednesday morning depicted fog hovering over the North India region.
The satellite image taken at 11:30 am (IST), showed a fog layer continuing over Punjab, Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh and extreme parts of North Rajasthan.
According to the Met department, the minimum temperature recorded during past 24 hours over most parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan was in the range of seven to ten degree Celsius.
"Minimum temperatures realised during past 24 hours till 0830 IST today are in the range of 7-10°C over most parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan," India Meteorological department said in a post on X.
On wednesday morning, several regions of North India including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana were engulfed in a thick layer of fog, causing low visibility leading to traffic disruptions and accidents.
Due to fog"dense fog in the Agra national highway, Multiple vehicles collided due to low visibility causing injuries to many. Meanwhile, In the Bagpat district of Uttar Pradesh, two vehicles collided, in which several were injured.