New Delhi: The National Capital awoke to a bone-chilling Sunday morning, with temperatures dipping into the single digits, leading to significant disruptions in transportation. Multiple flights and trains faced delays due to the frigid conditions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported a drastic reduction in visibility at Delhi-Palam, plummeting from 400 metres at 2:00 am to a mere 100 metres at 2:30 am. The situation worsened, reaching zero visibility at 3:00 am.
The minimum temperature in Delhi on Sunday morning was recorded to be 8.5 degree celsius, as per IMD.
In another post on X, the IMD said, “Fog layer is very clearly visible over the plains of north India from Punjab to Bihar across Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, northwest Rajasthan, and north Madhya Pradesh at 6:30 am today.”
“Dense to Very Dense Fog observed in isolated pockets over Delhi, North Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh, West Madhya Pradesh,” the weather department added.
Nearly a dozen passenger trains to the national capital were also running behind schedule.
As per the northern railways, around 11 trains like the Amritsar-Nanded Express, Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Exp, Ambedkarnagar-Katra, and Manikpur-Nizamuddin Express, among others, were delayed due to dense fog conditions.
Similarly, at Delhi airport, people were seen waiting for their flights that were late by several hours. Some of the flights were also announced as canceled, causing inconvenience to the passengers.
Delhi airport authorities also issued an advisory, stating that passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight operations.
Notably, the IMD has predicted Very Dense fog conditions on January 22. Foggy conditions are likely to prevail for the rest of the days until January 27.
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