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New Delhi: On Tuesday, Delhiites woke up to a thick blanket of fog and low visibility amidst continued cold conditions. The situation is reported to be the same in the nearby states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Today morning, due to dense fog and severe cold, movement of flights and trains to and from the national capital was disrupted, causing inconvenience to passengers.
“Very dense fog in isolated pockets of northwest Rajasthan; dense fog in isolated pockets of East Uttar Pradesh; moderate fog in isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana and West UP and shallow fog in isolated pockets of Delhi”, The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Visibility at 5:30 am on Tuesday was reduced to 25 mt in Punjab’s Amritsar and Patiala, Haryana’s Ambala, Rajasthan’s Ganganagar, and UP’s Varanasi. The minimum temperature was recorded at 11.4 degrees Celsius in the national capital while the relative humidity at 8:30 am was 100 per cent, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
In the morning, foggy conditions were observed in parts of the national capital, with the Safdarjung observatory recording the minimum temperature at 11.4 degrees Celsius. Visibility was as low as 50 mt in Delhi’s Palam and Safdarjung, UP’s Gorakhpur, and Bihar’s Purnea.
Parts of Delhi such as Janpath Road, Aruna Asaf Ali Mark, Nirankari Colony were under a thick cover of fog on Tuesday. The maximum temperature is expected to settle around 22 degrees Celsius. It was 22.6 degrees Celsius on Monday. Notably, similar weather conditions were reported in several cities of neighbouring states like Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana.
Haryana’s Hissar, UP’s Bareilly, Lucknow and Sultanpur, Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior, and Bihar’s Bhagalpur also had reduced visibility of less than 500 mt. Several domestic and international flights are running behind schedule due to low visibility at Delhi’s IGI airport. The airport authorities have advised passengers to contact their airline for more information.
Delhi Airport said,”While landings and take-offs continue at Delhi Airport, flights that are not CAT III complaint may get affected. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated information. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.”
Many trains have also been delayed due to reduced visibility. Mumbai Rajdhani was running late by an hour, while Bangalore Rajdhani was delayed by more than 2 hours. According to the Indian Railways, a total of 19 trains to and from Delhi are running late due to operational reasons and fog conditions in some parts of north India.
