Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued dense fog alert for as many as nine districts of Odisha for the next 48 hours.
As per the latest bulletin by the weather forecasting agency, dry weather is likely to prevail in almost all parts of the State. However, some districts will witness shallow to moderate fog in the early hours of the day in the next 48 hours.
The alert has been sounded for Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Khordha, Nayagarh, Puri Sundergarh and Boudh.
Following this, the special relief commissioner has issued an advisory.
In a letter to police and transport department officials, the SRC directed them to take adequate steps for controlled movement of vehicles on National Highways during dense fog.
The advisory has been issued as a precautionary measure to prevent road accidents in different parts of the State.
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