REWARI: Heavy fog affected normal life and brought air, rail and road traffic to a halt in the morning hours in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday even as three persons lost their lives in an accident caused by low visibility on Delhi-Rewari road.
All flights from Chandigarh airport were cancelled and many flights were delayed at the Amritsar international airport.
The dense fog also delayed almost all trains reaching Chandigarh railway station. According to railway officials, trains reaching Chandigarh from Delhi, Bathinda and Kanpur, were running behind schedule by many hours.
Meanwhile, three persons died in a road accident on Delhi-Rewari road near Junawas village on Tuesday morning as an auto rickshaw and mini bus collided owing to low visibility caused by dense fog. Three of the auto travellers died and some others suffered injuries, officials said.
In Himachal, much to the disappointment of tourists, dry weather conditions prevailed across the state.
With minimum temperature of minus 7.1 degrees Celsius, Keylong town of Lahaul-Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh remained coldest while Una town remained the hottest with maximum temperature of 23 degrees Celsius.
Met officials said that mid and high hills of the state would receive rain or snow at isolated places on Thursday.
Shimla on Tuesday recorded minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius while maximum temperature here remained 16.4 degrees Celsius. Dharamshala recorded minimum temperature of 7.4 degree Celsius and maximum temperature of 17.4 degree Celsius. Tourist town of Manali recorded minimum temperature of minus 0.2 degree Celsius and maximum temperature of 14.2 degree Celsius.
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