The Fiji TimesNew Delhi fog disrupts air and rail journey
A person walks throughout the lawns close to India Gate on a chilly winter morning in New Delhi, India, December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Low temperatures and fog in New Delhi hit air and rail motion on Tuesday morning as a chilly wave gripped the Indian capital with minimal temperatures dipping as little as 5.6 levels Celsius (42 F).
With visibility of simply 50 metres (164 ft) in some areas, Delhi Airport took to Twitter to alert passengers that flights not outfitted to function in such circumstances “could get affected”.
Native media reported that 15 trains to Delhi have been additionally working late due to fog.
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) stated in a bulletin that “dense and really dense fog” was prone to proceed over some components of the town over the subsequent 24 hours as a consequence of gentle wind and excessive moisture ranges.
“Its depth and unfold (is) prone to cut back thereafter,” the IMD stated.
The IMD additionally forecast chilly wave circumstances in some areas over the northwest states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi throughout the subsequent two days.
A chilly wave is said within the plains of India when the minimal temperature dips to 4 levels Celsius or falls 4.5 levels Celsius beneath regular to 10 levels Celsius or beneath.
