India, March 11 -- A thick layer of haze (shallow fog) descended over many cities of Uttar Pradesh including Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Meerut and Agra on Tuesday morning that all but cut out the sun.

Due to the haze, visibility dropped significantly at many places. In Prayagraj, it dropped to 30 m, Meerut 100 m, Varanasi airport 500 m, the weatherman said.

A similar condition occurred in 2008 too.

"Due to the abundance of moisture carried by humid Easterly Winds, conditions of haze and mist gripped the state during the day," said Manish R Ranlakar, director, Lucknow Met office here, on Tuesday.

He said that the haze will continue for the next two days.

"Temperatures are expected to remain largely unc...