Fog, cold wave cripple life in Rajasthan; 2 more deaths reported
Sources in the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that cold wave and foggy weather conditions were prevailing in about 20 districts.
Sources in the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that cold wave and foggy weather conditions were prevailing in about 20 districts.
Despite overcast sky in several towns, including the state capital, causing marked rise in the minimum temperatures, light drizzle to moderate downpour coupled with thick fog intensified winter chill in most of the major cities.
Residents of the national capital woke up to a mild foggy morning on Monday, leading to reduced visibility in several areas of Delhi-NCR.
Rail services in northern India have been affected by dense fog and low visibility in the region, with over 15 trains running late as on Monday morning. For the past several days, rail operations have been hit by inclement weather conditions, primarily dense fog.
Poor visibility caused by dense fog disrupted flight operations at Kolkata airport on Monday morning, forcing officials to implement the low visibility procedures (LVP).
Visibility in the region dropped to less than 25m around 6 am and the vehicles were seen with their headlights on during the morning hours.
Residents of Delhi woke up to cold morning on Saturday with the minimum temperature plunging to 2 degrees Celsius, while dense fog delayed flights at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.
Dense to very dense fog and cold wave conditions very likely to continue over plains of northwest India including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during next 5 days.
The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of the cold wave being intensified as mercury is falling in several districts of the state with increasing fog.
All recognised schools are to open from 10 am till 2 pm for class 1 to class 8 in view of the cold wave in the state.
