Delhi wakes up to dense fog; AQI in moderate to poor category, CPCB data shows
Several parts of Delhi woke up to dense fog on Monday morning, with air quality remaining in moderate to poor categories across the capital and parts of the NCR.
Several parts of Delhi woke up to dense fog on Monday morning, with air quality remaining in moderate to poor categories across the capital and parts of the NCR.
Palam improved to 500m visibility in Shallow fog at 0900 hrs. Safdarjung visibility further drops to 0200m in moderate fog at 0910 with calm winds. Flights have been cancelled due to low visibility.
Dense fog and cold conditions disrupted daily life in Delhi-NCR on the last day of the year, with low visibility slowing traffic and flight operations shifting to CAT III protocols.
Dense fog disrupted operations at Delhi’s IGI Airport on Saturday morning, leading to cancellation of around 100 flights and prompting the Centre to issue passenger-centric directions.
Dense fog and poor visibility disrupted flight operations across North and East India, with Delhi airport reporting 27 cancellations as airlines warned of continued delays during early morning hours.
At least 30 Delhi-bound trains were delayed by up to seven hours due to the low visibility and dense fog.
As many as 20 flights were diverted and four were cancelled from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport
Five other occupants of the vehicle sustained injuries in the incident that took place around 11.30 pm on Sunday.
Several flights delayed too; over 1500 trains have been cancelled across the country due to low visibility
The fog will continue for the next couple of days due to a western disturbance approaching on Tuesday, which will lead to a change in the direction of the wind.
