Delhi News: Traffic affected on Mathura road as fire breaks out in Modi Mill Flyover

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Delhi traffic police has informed that the traffic is affected on Mathura road in the carriageway from Ashram Chowk towards Apollo Hospital. They further said that a major fire that has broken out under Modi Mill Flyover alongside Mathura road has caused the traffic snarl. “Traffic is affected on Mathura road in the carriageway from Ashram Chowk towards Apollo Hospital as a major fire has broken out under Modi Mill Flyover alongside Mathura road.

Kindly avoid the stretch.", Delhi Traffic Police tweeted. Cold weather conditions along with fog prevailed across the North India regions on Saturday morning with the national capital recording a minimum temperature of 8.9 degree Celsius in Safdarjung. Dense fog engulfed the national capital which affected the commuters and traffic during the early hours on Saturday.

Delhi recorded a maximum of 9.6 degrees Celsius at Palam, 8.9 degree in Safdarjung. Meanwhile, the rehearsals for the January 26th, Republic Day parade were conducted at Kartavya Path as cold wave and fog continued in the national capital. There will be no significant change in minimum temperatures over north India during the next five days, says IMD.

Several flights were delayed in the North India regions due to fog and harsh weather conditions. Spicejet airline also issued an advisory to passengers on flight delay caused by fog. "Due to expected poor visibility in Amritsar(ATQ), Jammu(IXJ), Varanasi(VNS), Gorakhpur(GOP), Patna(PAT), Jaipur(JAI), Shirdi(SAG) and Darbhanga(DBR) all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected," spicejet airline shared in a post on X.