New Delhi, May 03: Dust haze engulfed most parts of northern states and a high velocity storm hit Rajasthan today disrupting normal life and vehicular traffic but bringing some
respite from the soaring heat.
Vehicles moved at snail's pace due to poor visibility
caused by the dust haze while pedestrians had a tough time
with dusty air swirling round the streets.
In Rajasthan, high velocity winds blew in the western
desert region in Jaisalmer and Barmer districts shifting huge
sand dunes.
Met office attributed the dust haze to western
disturbances over Jammu and Kashmir and the dry winds coming
in from Rajasthan.
The haze was likely to remain throughout the day and
clear up only tomorrow, deputy director general of the Indian
Meterological department, H R Hathwar told here.
He said there were chances of rain in Jammu and
Kashmir, Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh and a drop in
temperature in the entire northern area.
The bad weather forced Congress president Sonia Gandhi to
cancel her visit to Jammu as her chopper could not take off
from here due to poor visibility.
In the national capital the maximum temperature which was
recorded at 41 degree Celsius yesterday, dropped to 37.
In Rajasthan mercury dropped by four degrees at most
places with the maximum temperature ranging between 39 to 43
degree Celsius.
Bureau Report
