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Fog In Delhi Hits Rail Traffic, Flights Diverted, Air Quality “Severe” – NDTV News, Ndtv.com

Fog In Delhi Hits Rail Traffic, Flights Diverted, Air Quality “Severe” – NDTV News, Ndtv.com


Cold day conditions are likely to prevail over northern India during the next two days.

Highlights

New Delhi:

A thick blanket of fog was seen in Delhi and neighborhood cities this morning, leading to disruptions in rail traffic. Airlines have also issued an advisory for passengers taking flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport. At least 50 trains are running late, officials said.

The air quality in the national capital fell to “severe” category this morning, with the Anand Vihar observatory recording air quality index (AQI) of 0600 and the Okhla Phase-2 center reporting an AQI of (**************************************************.

Poor visibility caused problems for commuters, with many people driving slow on the main roads. “There was heavy fog on the road that connects Delhi and Noida. We had to drive carefully,” said Saba Arora, a private firm executive.

At Delhi airport, CAT III B compliant aircraft You are currently able to land using instrument landing system or ILS, officials said. The airlines have asked people to stay in touch for updated flight information. Three flights have been diverted so far.

A CAT IIIB system helps with a precision approach and landing when the runway visibility is at a distance of no less than 15 meters and is at a visual range less than 494 meters, but not less than meters.

Update issued at hours: # Fog# FogAlert

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– Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) (December) **********************************************************, 2019

In Delhi, commuters were seen driving with emergency lights on as the visibility on city roads plummeted below 462 meters. “I had a harrowing driving from my home in west Delhi to my workplace,” said Aakash Kohli, who works with a media firm in Noida.

In Delhi, commuters were seen driving with emergency lights on.

Dense fog, biting cold and icy winds added to the hardships of the homless. The Delhi government is running several night shelters for those living on the streets.

According to the weather office, severe cold weather is likely to remain over northern India for two more days.

A severe cold wave in the national capitalhas also prompted a “red” warning from the weather office after the temperature on Saturday morning was recorded at 2.8 degree Celsius at the Lodhi Road observatory. The Safdarjung observatory recorded a low of 2.4 degree Celsius on Saturday – lowest in decades. A “red” warning from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) means “extreme weather conditions.”

According to the weather office, severe cold weather is likely to remain over northern India for two more days.

The average maximum temperature this month is likely to be (**************************************************************. degree Celsius. If it happens, then it will be the coldest December since 1997 when it was (**********************************************************. 3 degree Celsius, and the second-coldest December since 1929.

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the average maximum temperature for December has been either equal to or less than degree Celsius in (**********************************************, 1997, 2018 and (****************************************.

A respite from the cold and air pollution may come between December 31 and January 2 when light rain is expe cted. Hailstorm is also expected on January 1 and 2.

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