Cold waves and dense fog gripped Delhi-NCR on Tuesday, reducing visibility and disrupting daily life as the temperature fell to 4 degrees Celsius. IMD forecasts a severe cold for Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, UP, and Madhya Pradesh over the next few days.
The speed limit on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway will be reduced from 100 kilometre per hour (kmph) to 75 kmph for light vehicles, and from 60 kmph to 50 kmph for heavy vehicles.
According to the information available, Purushottam Express, Shramjeevi Express, Jammu Mail, Punjab Express, INDP NDLS Express, UP Sampark Kranti Express, Sainik Express, Jammu Rajdhani Express, and Hirakund Express were among the other Delhi-bound passenger trains running behind schedule as of 6 AM
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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