In Uttar Pradesh, the school time in different districts from grade 1 to grade 8 has been changed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until December 31 due to cold weather and dense fog. The district governments of Lucknow, Ghaziabad and other cities have issued notices of the change.
“Due to dense fog and cold, all 1st through 8th grade schools in the county are now instructed to open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,” the DM order read.
Dense fog engulfs Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur with people complaining about visibility dropping to less than 10 metres.
Abhishek Singh, a student on his way to training, said there was no visibility in the area. “There was a lot of fog in the morning, visibility dropped to less than 10 meters. There was no visibility in the area where there was no movement of traffic,” Singh told ANI.
“The morning was very cold, the cold wave increased a lot. The fog was so thick that nothing could be seen but 8-10 meters. It was also difficult to send the children to school,” said another resident of Gorakhpur, Dharampal Singh. .
“Yesterday, a vehicle accident was witnessed near Tendua Toll Plaza. There were no casualties anywhere, but we are asking people not to leave their homes in this weather and drive less. “, he added, ANI reported.
One thick layer of fog from Punjab and North West Rajasthan to Eastern Uttar Pradesh via Haryana continued on Thursday morning, as predicted by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
The smog situation in the capital is forecast to continue for another 2 days and the city-wide temperature is also likely to remain at a lower level of 6 to 7 degrees Celsius.
(With ANI input)
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