Operations of around 30 flights were affected at the Delhi airport on Tuesday due to low visibility and fog
Dense fog engulfed the national capital on Wednesday, leaving the people to face nearly zero visibility. Several trains and flights have also hit a delay in their operations because of the fog blankets.
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Operations of more than 30 flights have been delayed due to fog at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Departure of seven international flights and 21 domestic flights have been delayed. While arrival of four international and three domestic flights have been hit.
More than 25 trains approaching Delhi or passing through Delhi stations are running late due to the dense fog.
Delayed Trains:
- Jat-NDLS Rajdhani: 2 hrs 43 mins late
- Purushottam Express: 4 hrs 54 mins late
- GT Express: 3 hrs 53 mins late
- Uttar SAMPARKKranti: 2 hrs 13 mins late
- Mahabodhi Express: 5 hours late
- Gorakhdham Express: 3 hrs 49 mins late
Delhi (Palam) airport continued to report reduced visibility, which was reported at just 50 metres at 7 am on Wednesday.
In view of the foggy conditions over northwest and adjoining central India, authorities have suggested necessary actions to be taken by particular departments to ensure smooth operations.
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Transport And Aviation
1. Be careful while driving or travelling through any transport.
2. Use fog lights during driving.
3. Be in touch with airlines, railways and state transportation for schedule of your journey.
Power Sector
1. Keep maintenance teams ready
Health Sector
1. Avoid outings unless emergency.
2. Cover your face while going out.
In a post on X, the Delhi airport also put out a fog alert for all the flyers and said, “While landing and takeoffs continue at Delhi Airport, flights that are not CAT III compliant may get affected. Passengers are requested to contact the airline for updated flight information. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.”
Satellite imagery shows dense fog over parts of northwest and adjoining central India, capping the lowest visibility level at 0 metres. Let’s take a look:
- Amritsar (Airport): 0 metres
- Patiala: 25 metres
- Srinagar, J&K: 25 metres
- Uttar Pradesh (including Bareilly, Lucknow, Prayagraj): 25 metres
- Rajasthan (Ganganagar, Kota): 50 metres
- Safdarjung, Delhi: 50 metres
- Gwalior, MP: 200 metres
- Bihar (Patna, Gaya): 500 metres
- Jamshedpur, Jharkhand: 500 metres
- Odisha (Jharsugudam, Paradip): 500 metres
- Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh: 500 metres
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that aligning with its prediction, the dense fog cover has been extensive and intensified across north India. The weather department said that the thick layers of fog would have further developed at night and early in the morning for longer durations.
On Tuesday, about 30 flights, including those with international destinations, were delayed at the Delhi airport due to the fog and low visibility, airport authorities said.
Other than this, the arrival of 14 trains was also delayed due to foggy conditions, officials said.
According to an IMD official, the IGI Airport in Delhi reported visibility at just 50 metres at 10 am on Tuesday. The weather department, for Wednesday, had predicted dense to very dense fog in the morning.
(With PTI inputs)
