Dense fog in North India: Over 260 trains, 100 flights cancelled amid zero visibility

By Agencies

NEW DELHI: Around 118 home flights departure have been delayed from the Indira Gandhi International Airport within the nationwide capital as a consequence of dangerous climate and different associated points, an airport official mentioned on Monday.

Around 32 home arrivals have additionally been delayed, the official added.

“Due to low visibility, three flights diverted to Jaipur- Air India Express from Sharjah to Delhi, Spicejet flight from Ahmedabad to Delhi and SpiceJet flight from Pune to Delhi,” the Delhi airport official mentioned, including concerning the diversion of a flight of Air India Express from Sharjah to Delhi to Jaipur due to the lowered visibility on the IGI Airport.

As per Satellite imagery and accessible visibility information from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a fog layer prolonged from Punjab and adjoining northwest Rajasthan to Bihar throughout Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

Just previous midnight, the IGIA issued an announcement saying: “Low visibility procedures are in progress at Delhi airport…Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight reactions.”

“Visibility recorded at 5:30 am today in Bhatinda-0 metres, Amritsar-25 and Ambala-25 metres each, Hissar-50 metres, Delhi (Safdarjung)-25 metres, Delhi (Palam)-50 metres; Uttar Pradesh: Agra-0 metre, Lucknow (Amausi)-0 metres, Varanasi (Babatpur)-25 metres, Bareilly-50 metres,” a knowledge from the IMD mentioned.

Over 260 trains have been cancelled as a consequence of dangerous climate situations on Monday, the railways mentioned. As many as 29 trains together with the Rajdhani Express trains have been operating late within the Northern Railway area.

The companies have been affected as visibility was lowered significantly on Monday morning as a consequence of a dense layer of fog that prolonged from Punjab and adjoining Rajasthan to Bihar by way of Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

“A total of 267 trains, including 82 express trains, 140 passenger trains and 40 sub-urban trains, were cancelled,” a railways official mentioned.

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Visibility ranges dropped to zero metres at Bhatinda and Agra; 25 metres at Patiala, Chandigarh, Ambala, Bhiwani, Safdarjung, Ridge, Ganganagar, Varanasi, Fursatganj and Bhagalpur, and 50 metres at Hisar, Karnal, Palam, Meerut, Lucknow, Bahraich and Patna.

According to the climate workplace, ‘very dense fog’ is when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres, between 51 and 200 metres is ‘dense’, between 201 and 500 metres ‘reasonable’, and between 501 and 1,000 metres ‘shallow’.

On Sunday, round 335 trains have been delayed, 88 cancelled, 31 diverted and 33 short-terminated as a consequence of foggy climate.

(With inputs ANI, PTI)

NEW DELHI: Around 118 home flights departure have been delayed from the Indira Gandhi International Airport within the nationwide capital as a consequence of dangerous climate and different associated points, an airport official mentioned on Monday.

Around 32 home arrivals have additionally been delayed, the official added.

“Due to low visibility, three flights diverted to Jaipur- Air India Express from Sharjah to Delhi, Spicejet flight from Ahmedabad to Delhi and SpiceJet flight from Pune to Delhi,” the Delhi airport official mentioned, including concerning the diversion of a flight of Air India Express from Sharjah to Delhi to Jaipur due to the lowered visibility on the IGI Airport.

As per Satellite imagery and accessible visibility information from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a fog layer prolonged from Punjab and adjoining northwest Rajasthan to Bihar throughout Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

Just previous midnight, the IGIA issued an announcement saying: “Low visibility procedures are in progress at Delhi airport…Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight reactions.”

“Visibility recorded at 5:30 am today in Bhatinda-0 metres, Amritsar-25 and Ambala-25 metres each, Hissar-50 metres, Delhi (Safdarjung)-25 metres, Delhi (Palam)-50 metres; Uttar Pradesh: Agra-0 metre, Lucknow (Amausi)-0 metres, Varanasi (Babatpur)-25 metres, Bareilly-50 metres,” a knowledge from the IMD mentioned.

Over 260 trains have been cancelled as a consequence of dangerous climate situations on Monday, the railways mentioned. As many as 29 trains together with the Rajdhani Express trains have been operating late within the Northern Railway area.

The companies have been affected as visibility was lowered significantly on Monday morning as a consequence of a dense layer of fog that prolonged from Punjab and adjoining Rajasthan to Bihar by way of Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

“A total of 267 trains, including 82 express trains, 140 passenger trains and 40 sub-urban trains, were cancelled,” a railways official mentioned.

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Visibility ranges dropped to zero metres at Bhatinda and Agra; 25 metres at Patiala, Chandigarh, Ambala, Bhiwani, Safdarjung, Ridge, Ganganagar, Varanasi, Fursatganj and Bhagalpur, and 50 metres at Hisar, Karnal, Palam, Meerut, Lucknow, Bahraich and Patna.

According to the climate workplace, ‘very dense fog’ is when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres, between 51 and 200 metres is ‘dense’, between 201 and 500 metres ‘reasonable’, and between 501 and 1,000 metres ‘shallow’.

On Sunday, round 335 trains have been delayed, 88 cancelled, 31 diverted and 33 short-terminated as a consequence of foggy climate.

(With inputs ANI, PTI)