Bhubaneswar: With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a ‘yellow warning’ predicting dense fog in several places over the districts of Odisha during the next three days, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has issued an advisory to all Collectors and SPs.
The IMD has predicted that dense fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khordha, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Balangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal and Angul on Saturday.
Similarly, dense fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput, Sonepur, Boudh, Angul, and Dhenkanal on Sunday.
Besides, dense fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Puri, Ganjam, Jajpur, Kalahandi, Sonepur, Boudh, Dhenkanal, and Angul on Monday.
The IMD has issued a ‘Yellow Warning’ for the aforementioned districts.
In the advisory, the SRC has asked police and transport officials of the respective districts to take necessary steps for controlled plying of vehicles on highways during dense fog to avoid any road accident.
