New Delhi: A thick layer of dense fog on Thursday morning engulfed the National Capital and its adjoining areas resulting in continuous disruption of flight service.
"Delhi Airport is facing delays affecting approximately 134 flights, both (domestic and international) arrivals and departures, due to dense fog", according to Delhi Airport FIDS (Flight Information Display System). FIDS informs that on Wednesday, over 100 flights including domestic and international were delayed due to fog.
Normal life was hampered even on Wednesday as the cold wave continued to sweep the region.
Meanwhile, as per Indian Railways, about 22 trains are running late in Delhi area due to fog. The IMD (India Meteorological Department) stated that dense to very dense fog is likely to continue over Northwest and parts of adjoining Central India during the next two days.
The weather body issued a dense fog advisory for Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, North Rajasthan and North Madhya Pradesh.
"Be careful while driving or outing through any transport. Use fog lights during driving. Be in touch with airlines, railways and state transport for schedule of your journey", the IMD said on X.
Last night, Delhi airport issued a fog alert on X stating, "While landing and takeoffs continue at Delhi airport, flights that are not CAT III compliant may get affected. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted."
As the cold wave continues to prevail across North India, several schools in Uttar Pradesh cities have declared holidays.
As cold wave conditions continue, the minimum temperature settled at 6 degrees Celsius while the maximum is expected to not go above 21 degrees Celsius.
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