On Monday, the national capital woke to a thick fog, with the minimum temperature being 4 degrees Celsius in the RK Puram area. Apart from rail services, flight operations have also been affected due to the dense fog in several parts of North India.
As many as 10 flights were diverted while nearly 100 others were delayed as a blanket of dense fog enveloped the National Capital Region reducing visibility on Sunday. Airlines have issued advisory stating, flight schedules might be impacted due to adverse weather conditions.
Several trains and flights were delayed and cancelled in New Delhi due to dense fog on December 29. Commuters faced difficulties and were seen waiting at the Anand Vihar Railway Station and New Delhi Railway Station as visibility was badly affected.
Northern India did not witness any respite from the cold wave conditions as the region, including Delhi-NCR, woke up to dense fog on Thursday.
The visibility dropped to 125 meters in several parts of Delhi prompting rescheduling of the several flights at AGI Airpot.
Fog today: "Visibility (meter) recorded at 0530 hrs IST today: Amritsar-25, Bhatinda-0, Ganganagar-25, Ambala-50, Bareilly-25, Bahraich-50, Varanasi-50," IMD added.
Delhi remained enveloped in a layer of fog on Friday morning whereas the low visibility hindered the traffic movement in the national capital.
Delhi witnessed dense fog on Saturday morning that led to poor visibility in several parts of the national capital.
Several flights to and from Delhi have been delayed due to dense fog. No flights have been cancelled or diverted.
Due to the dense fog which enveloped several parts of the national capital on Friday, 55 trains were cancelled.
New Delhi, Dec 24: Dense fog badly hit operations at the Indira Gandhi International airport here today affecting the schedule of over 50 domestic and international flights.About 35 flights were delayed while 15 were cancelled
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