A thick blanket of fog covered the national capital on Monday with visibility dropping to zero. The cold wave conditions are prevailing in North India forcing temperatures to dip in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Delhi-NCR among other places.
Several regions across North India are in the grip of a cold wave. As the temperature dipped in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, people were seen sitting by bonfires to keep themselves warm. Dense fog engulfed Punjab's Moga while the temperature dropped to a staggering -3°C in Srinagar.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that the minimum temperatures are in the range of 6-10°C over most parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West UP and 11-12°C over most parts of Rajasthan, EUP, MP and some parts of north Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand. "Minimum temperature is normal or above normal over most parts of the country," the weatherman said.
Earlier, IMD released a satellite image showing fog rapidly spreading over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and North Madhya Pradesh.
Residents in the national capital sought refuge in night shelters as the cold wave intensified on the intervening night of Tuesday. "It is difficult to see the road due to the fog. There are no rides till now unlike usual. It is risky to ride at this time because of low visibility and it is colder than usual," a rickshaw driver from Moradabad said.
On Monday, Delhi recorded The minimum temperature at 9.4 degrees Celsius. Visibility dropped to 125 meters in several parts of Delhi, and most parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) also experienced low visibility.
Just a day earlier, several flight operations were disrupted at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi after dense fog enveloped the national capital. "Due to bad weather in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may be affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status via," posted Spicejet on X.
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