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Winter has gripped north India in its fold with many cities witnessing dense fog. Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh are blanketed, affecting road and rail traffic. In Jammu and Kashmir, the winter is even harsher. Kashmir’s harshest winter period ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ has begun with the mercury dropping several notches below the freezing point.Dense fog has also affected the movement of trains. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that an improvement in fog situation and visibility is expected around December 22 night and December 23 morning. This will happen due to a decrease in relative humidity at lower tropospheric levels over Indo-Gangetic Plains.However, dense to very dense fog conditions will continue over Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh during the next few days. There is likely to be a decrease in intensity thereafter, IMD said on Tuesday.
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Passengers wrapped themselves with heavy woolens while waiting for their trains amidst heavy morning fog in Varanasi, in the northern Indian. (AP Photo)
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A man pedals his cycle during a cold and foggy morning in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI Photo)
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A person talks on his mobile phone as he waits for his train amidst heavy morning fog in Varanasi, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (AP Photo)
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A person watches as a train moves past a bridge over the river Ganges amidst heavy morning fog in Varanasi, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (AP Photo)
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Srinagar: A man walks on frost-covered area as the 40-days harshest winter period Chillai Kalan begins, in Srinagar, Wednesday. (PTI Photo)
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Mirzapur: A train runs through dense fog during a winter morning, in Mirzapur. (PTI Photo)