As many as 40 flights, scheduled to depart from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), were delayed because of dense fog, sources informed on Tuesday.
Already reeling under a cold wave since the beginning of the new year, the national capital on Tuesday witnessed a cold wave and a thick layer of fog, with Safdarjung recording 7.8 Degrees at around 5:30 am.
During the initial search of the area, troops recovered 1 Packet of narcotics suspected to be Heroin weighing around 500 grams wrapped in yellow colour Polythene.
Around 118 domestic flights departure have been delayed from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital due to bad weather and other related issues, an airport official said on Monday.
According to a morning update of the India Meteorological Department, visibility in Delhi's Safdarjung area was recorded at 25 metres and at Palam at 50 meters at around 6 am today.
Delhiites will be getting large respite from the icy grip of winter as dense fog, and cold wave, holding sway on Delhi-NCR and parts of North India, will abate from upcoming Tuesday, January 10, forecast department said on Sunday.
Hundreds of trains on Sunday have either been reportedly cancelled or running late as severe fog engulfed many states of Northern India and reduced visibility, said the Ministry of Railways.