The regional office of the IMD here on Saturday issued dense fog alert for 11 districts in the State for next 24 hours.
The alert wasn issued for Sundargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh, Bhadrak, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Subarnapur districts.
Several parts of the State including Puri and Chandbali witnessed dense fog on Saturday.
The night temperature is expected to rise, which means cold conditions would gradually subside in the State, said the weather office. “There is no cold wave alert as night temperature across the State is likely to rise in next couple of days,” said an IMD official. Normal life in several parts was adversely affected following poor visibility due to the dense fog on Saturday. Devotees even failed to get darshan of Neelachakra of the Puri Jagannath Temple.