India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that rain and snowfall were expected in Jammu and Kashmir in the coming five days due to two western disturbance. Bandipora was turned into a white wonderland as the region received a fresh spell of snowfall on Sunday.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) Scientist Dr Naresh Kumar predicted that there is a possibility of rainfall in Punjab, Haryana, Western UP, Delhi NCR, North Rajasthan on January 22 and 23.
Some of the trains affected include Kir-Asr Express (15707), Lichchvi Express (14005), Gorkhdham Express (12555), Purushottam Express (12801) and Mahabodhi Express (12397).
India Meteorological Department Scientist Dr Soma Sen Roy has said that fog conditions are likely over Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and North Rajasthan on January 19 morning. In Prayagraj, where Maha Kumbh is being held, fog conditions are expected to persist till 20 January, she added
Singh praised India's advancements in weather forecasting and disaster preparedness, comparing the nation's capabilities with those of other leading countries.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange alert for Prayagraj for today and tomorrow where the Kumbh Mela is currently going on. IMD Scientist Soma Sen Roy said that there is a possibility of rain and fog conditions in the Kumbh Mela area on Thursday and Friday.
India Meteorological Department has predicted that the Prayagraj region, where the Maha Kumbh is taking place, is to have a partly cloudy sky with light rain and dense to very dense fog on Thursday, January 16.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in the national capital has been recorded at 10 degrees Celsius with cloudy sky and light rain or drizzle.
India today is known as the first responder to the Global South for its humanitarian initiatives in tines of natural disasters, stated by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal during his address at the World Congress on Disaster Management, Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDM-DRR)