Delhi fog hits rail, air traffic as 101 trains, 19 flights delayed

Delhi fog hits rail, air traffic as 101 trains, 19 flights delayed
x
Highlights

Over hundred trains have been delayed and several rescheduled and cancelled due to dense fog in the national capital on Saturday morning. Eighteen trains have been rescheduled and seven have been cancelled. Six international flights and 13 domestic flights have also been delayed at the Indira Gandhi International airport.

Over hundred trains have been delayed and several rescheduled and cancelled due to dense fog in the national capital on Saturday morning. Eighteen trains have been rescheduled and seven have been cancelled. Six international flights and 13 domestic flights have also been delayed at the Indira Gandhi International airport.

It was a chilly day in the national capital on Friday as the minimum temperature plummeted to 7.7 degrees Celsius, even as dense fog severely hit rail traffic, leading to the cancellation of 21 trains. A senior railway official said as many as 115 trains were running late by several hours while 60 were rescheduled due to the fog.

According to a MeT Department official, visibility was recorded at 600 meters at 5.30 AM on Friday which dropped to 400 meters at 8.30 AM. It was recorded at 800 meters at 11.30 AM and 2.30 PM.

The weatherman predicted mainly clear skies for Saturday with the maximum and minimum temperature expected to settle at 27 and 9 degrees Celsius. "The skies will be mainly clear. Dense to very dense fog is likely to occur towards morning," the weatherman said.

Show Full Article
Print Article
Next Story
More Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENTS