Accordingly flight and train operations continued to take a hit in the national capital after dense fog prevailed in delhi on friday morning. However, the india Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that the fog conditions at Delhi’s IGI airport improved significantly earlier this morning, with the lowest visibility at 150 m. Meanwhile, due to dense fog, several trains were delayed and cancelled at anand vihar Railway Station. Responding on the delay of trains, a passenger prashant kumar said, “The trains are later than usual this time. Nandankanan Express coming to delhi from bhubaneswar was supposed to reach at 3.30 pm but it reached delhi at 12.30 am.”
Delhi witnessed a marginal improvement in air quality on friday, with the average air Quality Index (AQI) settling at 356. The air quality, however, is expected to be in the “very poor” category for the next two days. The IMD forecasted that the dense fog situation is likely to continue for the next two days in the Delhi-Noida region and will cover most parts of North india including Punjab, uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, dense fog warning has been issued for delhi, haryana and chandigarh during the late and early hours until december 31. The IMD forecasted that the dense fog situation is likely to continue for the next two days in the Delhi-Noida region and will cover most parts of North india including Punjab, uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, dense fog warning has been issued for delhi, haryana and chandigarh during the late and early hours until december 31. In view of the cold weather situation, all schools across noida and Greater noida will remain closed on friday and Saturday.
Meanwhile, several North indian states like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and others have also been facing cold waves and dense fog conditions. The indian Meteorological Department has warned of the possible health impacts on the people due to the temperature. These conditions have prompted the authorities to announce the winter vacation in the states.
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