A thick blanket of fog coated the nationwide capital on Monday with visibility dropping to zero. The cold wave conditions are prevailing in North India forcing temperatures to dip in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Delhi-NCR amongst different locations.
Several areas throughout North India are within the grip of a cold wave. As the temperature dipped in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, folks had been seen sitting by bonfires to maintain themselves heat. Dense fog engulfed Punjab’s Moga whereas the temperature dropped to a staggering -3°C in Srinagar. Â
Earlier, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) launched a satellite tv for pc picture displaying fog quickly spreading over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and North Madhya Pradesh.
Residents within the nationwide capital sought refuge in evening shelters as the cold wave intensified on the intervening evening of Tuesday. “It is difficult to see the road due to the fog. There are no rides till now unlike usual. It is risky to ride at this time because of low visibility and it is colder than usual,” a rickshaw driver from Moradabad stated.
On Monday, Delhi recorded The minimal temperature at 9.4 levels Celsius. Visibility dropped to 125 meters in a number of elements of Delhi, and most elements of the National Capital Region (NCR) additionally skilled low visibility.Â
Just a day earlier, a number of flight operations had been disrupted on the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi after dense fog enveloped the nationwide capital. “Due to bad weather in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may be affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status via,” posted Spicejet on X.
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