Dense fog shrouds northern India; visibility dips below 100 m
Jan 10, 2023
New Delhi [India], January 10 : People braved through a thick fog on Tuesday as dense to extremely dense fog conditions engulfed northern parts of the country, with less than 100 m visibility at 8.30 am in several areas, including Jammu, Patiala, Karnal, while in Delhi's Palam it dipped to zero.
"Less than 100 m visibility at 8.30 am in Jammu division's Jammu, U'khand's Pantnagar, Punjab's Patiala, Amritsar and Ludhiana, Haryana's Bhiwani and Karnal, Delhi's Palam, Raj's Ganganagar, UP's Bareilly, Bahraich, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj & Bihar's Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea," as per India Meteorological Department (IMD).
As many as 40 flights, scheduled to depart from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), were delayed because of dense fog, sources informed on Tuesday.
However, the airport sources further informed that no flight diversions were reported till 7 am.
