A dense layer of fog is blanketing Delhi and neighboring areas as North India continues to reel under a cold wave. Visibility was severely reduced at airports across the region, disrupting flight services.
At Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in New Delhi, 37 flights were delayed, one was cancelled. In a recent advisory, airport authorities said that while landings and takeoffs are still underway, aircraft not equipped for low visibility landings (CAT III A compliant) may be affected due to prevailing weather conditions.
Along with IGI Airport, airports in Amritsar, Jammu, and Agra also recorded no visibility, affecting services.
Meanwhile, the forecast of the weather department for 7 days indicates that from Wednesday, the minimum temperature will start to drop, and on Friday, it is expected to drop to 5 degrees Celsius.
Anticipating dense fog conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Delhi on Wednesday and a yellow alert for Thursday and Friday.
In the last 24 hours, the maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 16.2 degrees Celsius, which is 2.8 degrees below normal, while the minimum temperature was 10.5 degrees, 3.6 degrees above normal.
On Tuesday, more than 300 flights were delayed, and about 25 train services were disrupted due to the blinding fog.
States including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Rajasthan, among others in the North Indian region, continued to be gripped by extreme cold waves. In Rajasthan’s Nagaur, the minimum temperature was recorded at 2.5 degrees Celsius.