The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for dense to very dense fog over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi today. The weather agency has also predicted dense fog conditions over Madhya Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim till tomorrow. IMD has further forecast that cold wave conditions are likely at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh till tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the air quality in Delhi-NCR was registered in the poor category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the average Air Quality Index (AQI) of the National Capital was recorded at 271 as of 7 this morning.