As the national capital was engulfed in dense fog and visibility dropped to almost zero, flight in and out of Delhi\u2019s Indira Gandhi International Airport faced delays on Wednesday morning. Nearly 110 flights and 25 trains in Delhi were disrupted due to the foggy conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A data by Delhi Airport FIDS (Flight Information Display System) stated that Delhi Airport is facing delays affecting approximately 110 flights, both domestic and international arrivals and departures, due to dense fog. Reports said that the cold wave conditions continued to prevail in the national capital region as the minimum temperature dropped to 7 degrees Celsius in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North India has been facing a cold wave as temperatures continue to dip in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Delhi-NCR. The Regional Meteorological Department (RMC) said that the national capital is likely to witness a mainly clear sky with dense to very dense fog in many places.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, exposure to cold waves in the city once again led the homeless towards night shelters. Many people took refuge in night shelters as levels dipped in the national capital. Furthermore, the weather department also released a satellite image showing fog rapidly spreading over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and North Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to satellite imagery, a layer of dense fog has been established over parts of northwest India and adjoining central India, including Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, north Rajasthan, north Madhya Pradesh. Additionally, dense to very dense fog conditions are being reported over these regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Owing to the dense fog, the visibility dropped to 50m in Delhi’s Safarjung and 125m in Palam. The visibility dropped to 0 at Amritsar airport in Punjab, the data at 5.30 am showed. In some parts of Uttar Pradesh, the visibility was recorded at 25m including Bareilly, Lucknow and Prayagraj. In Rajasthan’s Ganganagar, it was 50m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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