Domestic air travel across India, with delays plaguing departures and cancellations adding to passenger woes. At least 22 domestic departures were delayed, while 5 flights were cancelled, impacting thousands of travellers. International travel appeared relatively unaffected. While 17 interna
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Dense fog and cold weather conditions continue to hamper train movements to and from the national capital, with two dozen long-distance trains running behind schedule by up to eight hours or more.
While several flights were delayed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport as a layer of fog gripped the national capital. Arond 28 long distance trains to Delhi were also running behind schedule by up to five hours or more.
"The cold is likely to continue for the next two to three days in the state. The state has recorded a temperature below 10 degrees Celsius and if we talk about the entire state, Guna recorded 3.4 degrees Celsius and 4 degrees in Khajuraho," S N Sahu, meteorologist, IMD Bhopal, said.
The arrival of nearly two dozen passenger trains to the national capital was delayed by up to 6 hours or more, and several flights were also late due to fog and poor visibility conditions.
The Meteorological office has predicted that the cold will continue to be prevalent in the state for the next three to four days due to jet streams active in the plain area of North India.
Severe cold continued to prevail across North India, with the mercury recorded in single digits in several states and dense fog and low visibility affecting commuters in the early hours of Thursday.
Flight movement to and from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport remained affected on Wednesday with around 120 flights including international ones getting delayed by several hours. Around 53 flights were also announced cancelled due to fog and operational issues.
As the national capital woke to freezing weather on Tuesday, around 30 flights departing from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport were delayed and 17 were cancelled due to weather conditions, airport officials said.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) across Delhi dipped into the'severe' category on Sunday as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) amid the cold weather conditions.
Ahead of upcoming general elections in Pakistan, a third resolution seeking a delay in the February 8 polls landed in the Senate on Sunday, citing the weather and the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as reported by Dawn.