Fog, cold wave grip Delhi-NCR ahead of new year; train schedules disrupted
cold wave took Delhi-NCR in its grip on December 31, with a thick layer of fog covering the capital city and nearby areas. On the last day of the year, fog badly disrupted transportation and sent train schedules haywire, news agencies reported.
Areas including Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, are currently grappling with moderate to dense fog.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts that these foggy conditions will persist until January 4.
Zero visibility has been reported in places like Jorhat (Assam), Pathankot, Bathinda (Punjab), Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), and Agra (Uttar Pradesh) as of Sunday morning.
The Safdarjung Observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 11 degrees Celsius in Delhi. Transportation was majorly affected, with many trains experiencing delays due to poor visibility.
Trains were reported stopping at outer sections of major stations.
The IMD expects very dense fog conditions, reducing visibility to 550 meters, in many parts of Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and East Uttar Pradesh until January 4. Uttarakhand is also likely to get dense fog during the early morning hours in this period.
Minimum temperatures may gradually rise in many parts of Central India over the next two days.
However, a decrease in maximum temperatures by 2-3 degrees Celsius is being seen over several parts of Central and Northwest India during the same period.
The IMD also forecasts light isolated rainfall/snowfall in northern regions, including Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand on December 31 due to a weak western disturbance. Light isolated rainfall is expected over Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh from January 1-3.
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