Dense fog shrouded Delhi and its neighboring areas this morning, reducing visibility to near zero and affecting road, rail, and flight movement. The IMD stated that New Delhi is likely to receive light rainfall for two days starting today owing to a
A thick fog layer covered New Delhi today as the weather conditions and pollution continued. Many people in the area, including those who suffer from asthma, are suffering from health issues.
Meanwhile, severe dense fog and cold weather conditions continue to hamper train movements to and from the national capital.
The IMD also expected dense to very dense fog conditions in the morning over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Uttar Pradesh until January 26.
The Delhi airport officials issued new guidelines and said that passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight operations.
However, the arrival of two dozen passenger trains to the national capital was delayed by up to 6 hours or more, and several flights were also very late due to poor visibility conditions.
Meanwhile, several districts of Assam have been grappling with dense fog conditions over the past few days.
According to the Met Office, the minimum temperature was recorded at 5 degrees Celsius.
According to the Met Office, the minimum temperature in the RK Puram Area was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius in the early hours of today.
In addition to that, zero visibility was reported at Palam Airport, while Safdarjung Airport reported 200 m of visibility in dense fog conditions this morning.