Many states of North India including Delhi, UP, Punjab, Bihar, Jharkhand are in the grip of severe cold and dense fog. Due to severe cold, normal life has become derailed. Along with trains, flights are also being affected by this. Due to low visibility, speed has slowed down in many areas. Due to dense fog, visibility level was recorded at only 50 meters at Palam Observatory near Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. Due to which about 53 flights were canceled at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Road, rail and air traffic has been badly affected due to reduced visibility due to dense fog.
53 flights canceled
There was dense fog in the country’s capital Delhi today i.e. on Wednesday. Around 120 flights were delayed at IGI airport due to fog. The affected flights include both domestic and international. According to a report by news agency ANI, a total of 53 flights including 21 domestic arrivals, 16 domestic departures as well as 13 international departures and 3 international arrivals were canceled from Delhi airport due to fog and other operational reasons. Common people are facing a lot of problems due to frequent flight cancellations.
Wheels of trains stopped on tracks
There is dense fog along with severe cold in North India. The operation of these trains has also been affected. A railway spokesperson said that due to dense fog, 30 trains coming to Delhi are running late by a maximum of six hours. In North India, the visibility level in Varanasi, Agra, Gwalior, Jammu, Pathankot and Chandigarh was zero meter while in Gaya it was recorded at 20 meter. Many trains including Ajmer-Katra Puja Express, Prayagraj-Anand Vihar Express, Azamgarh-Delhi Junction Kaifiyat Express, Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express are running late.
IMD issued alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has advised people to avoid unnecessary travel and exercise caution while driving as visibility reached zero meters at many places due to dense fog. IMD said that dense to very dense fog is likely to persist in North India for the next three days. According to the Meteorological Department, cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are expected to continue in the north-western areas of the country for the next three days. There will also be fog.
severe cold in bihar
It is bone-chilling cold in Bihar. There is severe cold in many areas including the capital Patna. The weather of Bihar is under the influence of jet stream. According to the Meteorological Department, this outbreak of cold may continue in Bihar till January 23. In most parts of Bihar, extreme cold is being felt due to the difference in minimum and maximum temperatures being very less.
Bone shivering cold with fog in UP too
Dense fog is prevalent in many areas of UP along with severe cold. People had to face a lot of problems in Noida on Tuesday morning due to dense fog and increasing air pollution. The meteorological department has issued a red alert. During this period, visibility on the expressway will be more or less zero during night and morning. At the same time, it will remain cold even during the day due to falling mercury. According to the report of the Meteorological Department, dense fog and cold conditions persisted till the morning of 17th January. Courtesy: Language Input