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P4 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 284 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH THEATRE FESTIVAL: Concluding day of five-day theatre festival featuring “Mere Samne Wali Khidki Mein”, directed by Sarthak Singh, written by Rangrez (Gaurav Saini), presented by Shunya Theatre Group; Tagore Theatre, Sector 18; 6:30 pm onwards APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 29 and 56, and Dhanas Panchkula: Sector 15 Mohali: Sectors 68 and 71 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 17°C | MIN 6°C YESTERDAY MAX 16.7°C | MIN 7.2°C SUNSET TUESDAY 5.32 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 7.18 AM » TUESDAY | 30 DECEMBER 2025 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST /THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Chill intensifies as fog blankets Tricity, day temperature plunges Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 29 Dense to very dense fog blanketed Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula on Monday, returning within 24 hours after a sunny Sunday. A bleak cloud cover and weak sunshine brought back an intense chill across the Tricity. Visibility dropped sharply in several pockets, leading to delay and cancellations of trains and flights besides disrupting the road traffic as the sun struggled to break through the haze, keeping conditions gloomy and cold through the day. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the weather remained dry over Punjab and Haryana during the past 24 hours, but dense to very dense fog was observed at many places in Punjab and at a few places in Haryana, including the Tricity region. As a result, day temperatures dipped sharply by five notches. In Chandigarh, the maximum temperature fell to 16.7°C, which was 3.1 degrees below normal, while the minimum temperature rose by about 1.6 degrees to 7.2°C, remaining Dense fog alert issued for next five days 9 FLIGHTS CANCELLED Mohali: Nine flights were cancelled and 14 delayed due to fog at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on Monday. The departures to Hyderabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Pune had to be cancelled early in the morning and evening. The 4:40 pm flight to Bengaluru departed at 7:10 pm. Most of the flights were around one hour late. TNS << Shepherds graze their sheep in a field during a foggy morning near Zirakpur on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR slightly above normal. The chill was compounded by very high humidity levels. Maximum relative humidity in Chandigarh touched 96 per cent, while the minimum hovered around 68 per cent, creating raw and clammy conditions throughout the day. Across the region, Chandigarh recorded the lowest maximum among major stations, while the lowest minimum temperature in Punjab was 2.4°C at Nawanshahr. In Haryana, the coldest night was recorded at Hisar with 2.1°C. The highest maximum temperature in the region was 20.6°C at Bhiwani and Sirsa in Haryana and 18.6°C at Ropar in Punjab, reflecting sharp contrasts between fogbound urban areas and relatively clearer pockets. The IMD has issued an orange alert for Tuesday, warning of dense to very c m y b dense fog at a few places in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. This will be followed by a prolonged spell of foggy conditions, with a yellow alert for dense fog at isolated places beginning New Year’s Eve on Wednesday and continuing for another five days till Sunday, as the region steps into 2026. For the Tricity, the forecast indicates partly to mostly cloudy sky with dense fog over the next five days. Maximum temperatures are expected to range between 17°C and 19°C, while minimums are likely to stay between 5°C and 6°C. Visibility may improve briefly during daytime hours but is expected to deteriorate sharply late at night and in the early mornings. In contrast, nearby hill stations have seen comparatively Continued on page 3 The mangled remains of the SUVs after the accident. PHOTO: VICKY 22-yr-old youth dies in late night accident 3 injured as SUVs collide in Mohali Tribune News Service Mohali, December 29 A 22-year-old youth, only son in the family, died while three others were seriously injured in a head-on collision between two SUVs near Phase 8 here around 2 am on Monday. Sahib Deep Singh, a resident of Rauni village in Khanna, succumbed to injuries while three copassengers sustained serious injuries in the accident. The injured have been admitted to a local hospital and are under treatment. Both SUVs were badly Victim Sahib Deep Singh damaged in the accident. A case of negligent driving has been registered at the Phase 8-B police station. The victim’s family members said Sahib Deep was the only son in the family. He is survived by his parents and a sister, who studies abroad.