Today, there was a fair amount of fog and cold weather in various parts of Delhi-NCR. 10.7 degrees Celsius was the lowest temperature ever recorded in the nation’s capital. For thick fog in North India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert.
“Deep fog advisory for Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab” North Madhya Pradesh, North Rajasthan, and North Uttar Pradesh: Use caution when traveling by automobile or other forms of transportation. When driving, use your fog lights. For your travel itinerary, contact state transportation, railroads, and airlines, as IMD stated in a post on X.
‘Difficult driving conditions with slower trip times’ were the warnings issued by the IMD, along with a detour at airports, roads, and railway lines.
In the meanwhile, the fog caused problems for travelers going to and from the nation’s capital. Low visibility continues to cause delays and diversions for trains and flights.
At Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, more than 80 planes were reported delayed this morning until 8:30 a.m. because of weather, according to the news agency. A passenger flying from Delhi to Sikkim remarked, “Our flight has been delayed by two hours due to the fog and weather conditions.”
Drivers of cars and taxis said that today’s fog was slightly better than yesterday’s. “Today’s fog conditions are a little better than yesterday’s. A cab driver commented, “The other day, I took two hours to complete a forty-minute route.”
IMD report: “Pantnagar-200; Punjab: Ludhiana-200; Haryana: Bhivani-500; Delhi: Safdarjung-500; UP: Bareilly, Bahraich, and Prayagraj-200 each; Aligarh, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Fursatganj, Babatpur, and Sultanpur-500 each” was the visibility at 17:30 on Saturday.
There were 500 prominences in Rajasthan’s Ganganagar, 200 in Bihar’s Gaya, 500 in Muzaffarpur and Patna, and 200 in Assam’s Haflong.
