The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued various alerts for fog and cold wave conditions across Punjab and Haryana on Thursday (09 January), as follows:

• Orange alerts have been issued in Punjab’s Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Karputhala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala and Ludhiana Districts. Yellow alerts have been issued across all remaining districts of Punjab.
• Orange alerts have been issued in Haryana’s Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal and Karnal Districts. Yellow alerts have been issued in Yamunanagar, Panchkula, Sonipat, Panipat, Jind, Rohtak, Hisar, Sirsa, Bhiwani, Fatehabad and Charkhi Dadri.
• Additionally, a yellow alert has been issued in Chandigarh for fog.