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About a dozen flights, trains delayed from Chandigarh due to fog

Most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh were covered in a thick layer of fog on Friday which limited visibility, according to meteorological department authorities.

About a dozen flights, trains delayed from Chandigarh due to fog

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Most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh were covered in a thick layer of fog on Friday which limited visibility, according to meteorological department authorities.

For the second day in a row, the visibility was only 25-50 meters at 8 am. The weather department described this as “very severe fog”.

At 9.50 am, no aircraft was allowed to take off or land at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, officials said.

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Similarly, train services were also delayed due to fog. The morning Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi Express was delayed by around 50 minutes. The Vande Bharat Express from Delhi also reached Chandigarh behind schedule.

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