The national capital witnessed this winter’s densest fog on Tuesday morning with the visibility dropping to nearly 0 metres at the Indira Gandhi International Airport and several other areas of Delhi, as the temperature dropped to almost 7 degrees in the national capital, according to the India Meteorological Department.
Morning visuals from Delhi’s India Gate, Sarai Kale Khan, AIIMS, Safdarjung, and Anand Vihar areas showed them engulfed in dense fog with low visibility.
#WATCH | Dense fog covers Delhi’s Akshardham area as cold wave continues.(Visuals shot at 7:50 am) pic.twitter.com/4EYSbW4mQV
— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2023
Residents sought refuge in night shelters across various parts of the national capital as the cold wave intensified on the intervening night of Tuesday.
#WATCH | Delhi: Parts of Delhi engulfed in fog as cold-wave continues, visuals from Sarai Kale Khan (Drone visuals shot at 7:25 am) pic.twitter.com/xPtFzCkmOz
— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2023
The IMD today morning released satellite images showing a layer of fog spreading over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Attached RAPID INSAT 3DR satellite imagery shows fog layer spreading over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and North Madhya Pradesh visible in the yellow-circled area: IMD pic.twitter.com/booEC6yrmQ
— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2023
Meanwhile, the Delhi airport experienced delays in both arrivals and departures for about 30 flights including international flights due to dense fog, as per the Delhi Airport Flight Information Display System data on Tuesday morning, ANI reported.
Meanwhile, a passenger advisory issued by the Delhi airport today morning stated, “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 concerned for updated flight information.”
(With inputs from ANI)