The India Metrological Department on Tuesday issued an orange alert for various places in Himachal Pradesh indicating the possibility of snowfall in higher mountains and rain in other parts of the state during the next 48 hours.
As many as 19 Delhi-bound trains were reported to be running behind schedule after heavy fog shrouded the national capital and vast swathes of North India on Tuesday morning, significantly reducing visibility, railway officials informed.
A dense fog engulfed parts of the national capital on Tuesday morning and affected visibility amid the cold weather, causing inconvenience to commuters.
Cold weather and dense fog continued to prevail in Delhi and several places in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Sunday, delaying flights, trains and other modes of transportation.
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
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.
Moderate fog was reported over Haryana, Sub-Himalayan, West Bengal and Sikkim regions and shallow fog in isolated pockets of Punjab, Jammu Division, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Assam on Sunday evening, with a cold wave to severe cold wave conditions prevailing over most parts of Punjab, U
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), visibility at Delhi-Palam was reduced from 400 meters at 2:00 am to 100 meters at 2:30 am on Sunday, and it further reduced to 0 meters since 3:00 am.
"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.