Cold weather continues to grip Delhi, minimum temperature at 7 degrees
Owing to visibility woes, several flights were reportedly delayed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday.
Owing to visibility woes, several flights were reportedly delayed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday.
The Congress leaders have not yet boarded the flight and are waiting at the airport lounge.
As many as 39 passenger trains to Delhi are running behind schedule as dense fog conditions continue to prevail in the national capital, resulting in low visibility, railway officials said on Friday.
On Saturday, the maximum temperature in Delhi recorded 15.2 degrees Celsius, which was four notches lesser than season's average, India Meteorological Department said.
Delhi recorded a maximum of 9.6 degrees Celsius at Palam, 8.9 degree in Safdarjung.
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen. VK Singh (Retd) said that the DGCA engages with stakeholders every year ahead of the fog period to ensure its preparedness for fog-related operations.
About 15 vehicles collided on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway in Masuri area of Ghaziabad due to dense fog and poor visibility on Sunday morning.
Seventeen passenger trains in the northern parts of the country were running late due to low visibility and fog.
The fog condition in New Delhi worsened again on Sunday morning. Visibility recorded at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport was 400 metres as per IMD, though it is expected to increase to 800M by the early hours of Sunday evening.
Already reeling under a cold wave since the beginning of the new year, residents in the national capital on Sunday woke to a chilly morning with cold waves.
