New Delhi: Delhi skilled a foggy and freezing Sunday morning, affecting the motion of site visitors and flights within the metropolis. The mercury dipped to 7 levels Celsius in RK Puram Space within the wee hours of the day. Many individuals, particularly the homeless, sought shelter within the night time camps run by the federal government, the place they have been supplied with blankets, beds, scorching water, and meals. The night time camps are supposed to assist the homeless survive the cruel winter situations.
Town had witnessed its first chilly wave day of the season on Friday, as per the India Meterological Division (IMD). A chilly wave day is asserted when the minimal temperature drops beneath four levels Celsius. The IMD additionally issued a warning for the travellers amid the extreme chilly and fog.
It tweeted from its X deal with, “Very dense fog layer extends over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, North Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. Passengers on highways must drive extraordinarily rigorously and solely with fog lights.” It additional suggested, “Journeys have to be halted till fog discount by morning particularly on expressways. Very Dense fog reporting over Amritsar, Chandigarh, Patiala, Ambala, Ganganagar, Palam, Safdarjung, Lucknow with visibility zero meter since 0230 hrs IST of immediately.”
The IMD stated that the fog state of affairs is prone to proceed in some components of northwest India for the subsequent three to 4 days, particularly within the morning hours. The Delhi Police additionally appealed to the motorists to drive safely within the low visibility situations.
It posted from its official X deal with, “The Meteorological Division, Delhi, has forecast dense to very dense fog on January 14, 2024, and dense fog on January 15 & 16, 2024. We attraction to all to drive rigorously within the fog.” The thick fog additionally affected the flight operations within the metropolis, inflicting delays in a number of flights. Officers stated that Vistara’s Delhi-to-Pune flight was delayed by greater than an hour because of the fog.