SUKKUR: Most parts of Sindh have started experiencing thick fog/smog during night and morning hours causing poor visibility and hardship to drivers, besides breathing problem to asthma patients.
A remarkable decline in the movement of vehicular traffic on intercity and link roads after 11pm till around 9am is being noted as weather conditions have started changing across the province.
Usually busy roads in Rohri, Ali Wahan, Kandhra, Baberloi and many other towns in Sukkur, Ghotki, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Larkana, Jacobabad and Kandhkot districts in upper Sindh have been witnessing a marked decrease in movement of vehicles in the morning and late evening hours since the night intervening Saturday and Sunday due to poor visibility caused by smog.
Similar conditions prevail in Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Badin, Sanghar and other districts in lower Sindh due to thick fog.
The few vehicles coming on roads during these timings are seen moving at a snail’s pace and keeping their lights on to avoid an accident while people walking on pavements or riding two-wheelers mostly have to use cloth sheets wrapped around their upper body.
Many private educational institutions in upper Sindh have “readjusted” their timings, effective Monday (Nov 12).
Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2018
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