UPSRTC officials said that buses should not operate in case of poor visibility due to fog. The corporation also advised operators to park buses at safe locations and wait until visibility improves.
The Delhi airport reported delays in flight operations affecting approximately 134 flights, both arrivals and departures (domestic and international), due to fog. As many as 22 trains were delayed at the New Delhi Railway Station as well, amid low visibility.
Air India has announced today that passengers travelling to and from Delhi IGI airport during the winter season can reschedule or cancel their bookings at no additional cost if major fog delays are anticipated.
An INSAT (Indian National Satellite System) imagery released by the Met department on Wednesday morning depicted fog hovering over the North India region.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday that dense to very dense fog (visibility 50-200 meters) likely at some pockets over Uttar Pradesh during December 26 and 27.
Dense fog continues to disrupt normal life in the valley as the minimum temperature was recorded at minus three degrees Celsius in Srinagar on Monday night.
Dense fog is likely to continue over northwest and parts of adjoining central India during the next three to four days, the India Meteorological Department said in a statement on Tuesday.
The Northern Railways informed that 14 trains are affected so far in the northern zone due to the dense fog prevailing over the national capital on Tuesday.