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Delhi airport issues passenger advisory as visibility drops

December 26, 2023, 2:22 am

A total of eight flights were diverted from the Delhi airport on Monday due to bad weather, according to an official. The diversions occurred between 6 am and 9 am, with seven flights redirected to Jaipur in Rajasthan and one to Ahmedabad in Gujarat.

Meanwhile, Delhi Airport on Monday issued a passenger advisory due to thick fog affecting operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. The advisory stated that while landings and take-offs are continuing, flights not compliant with CAT III may be affected. Passengers were urged to contact their respective airlines for updated flight information, and any inconvenience caused was regretted.

To cope with the fog, Delhi Airport authorities activated the anti-fog landing system, technically known as the CAT-III Instrument Landing System (ILS). The CAT III system aids precision approach and landing in conditions of low runway visibility.
Flight operations at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad were also impacted by dense fog.

As the cold wave tightened its grip on North India, Delhi experienced an even colder morning with dense fog. The temperature on Monday morning was recorded at 9.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Visibility dropped to 125 meters in several parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).

Ambala Gripped by Cold Wave and Thick Fog in Haryana – What You Need to Know!

December 2, 2023, 11:15 am

Haryana’s Ambala City experienced dense fog, reducing visibility to zero in some areas, as chilly waves swept through the region on Saturday. The thick fog prompted motorists to exercise caution, slowing down their vehicles and using lights for safe navigation. Despite the cold, the locals found delight in this transformation. Many embraced the foggy weather, relishing their morning strolls in the fresh air after a period of smog.

With the conclusion of November’s rainy spell, the advent of December brought along a veil of fog, pleasantly surprising residents during their early morning walks. The fog-laden ambiance created a snug setting for those enjoying their walks or sipping hot tea at local tea stalls.

Residents welcomed the fog as a respite from the prior smoggy conditions that had made breathing challenging. They expressed contentment in breathing fresh air during their morning routines, finding solace in the warmth of hot tea to combat the intensifying cold.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) held a virtual media briefing, addressed by Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, forecasting the above-normal minimum and maximum temperatures for December 2023 across the country. The IMD stated that minimum temperatures are expected to be higher in most regions, while maximum temperatures are expected to exceed normal levels across the country, with the exception of certain areas in central and northern India.

IMD further noted that during the forthcoming winter season (December 2023 to February 2024), above-normal minimum temperatures are expected across most parts of the country. Additionally, above-normal maximum temperatures are projected for many regions, except certain areas in central and northwest India.

Regarding cold waves, IMD forecasted below-normal occurrences over the country’s north, northwest, central, east, and northeast during the winter season of December 2023 to February 2024.

511 pilgrims rescued by Coast Guard

January 16, 2023, 7:37 pm

The stranded 511 pilgrims of Gangasagar Mela has been rescued by the Indian Coast Guard at sea in two different ferries, off Kakdwip in West Bengal on Monday. Due to fog and low tide, 500-600 pilgrims have been stranded in the sea since Sunday night. However, at about 9:45 a.m., air cushion vehicles arrived, and at about 10 a.m., hovercrafts started evacuating people.

Fog shrouds Agra’s Taj Mahal

January 11, 2023, 1:36 pm

Several cities of Uttar Pradesh continue to grapple with cold and fog on Wednesday. The India Meteorological Department tweeted on Wednesday, “very dense fog observed in many places over Haryana, Punjab, west UP, sub-Himalayan west Bengal and Sikkim.” Even the iconic Taj Mahal was not visible from a distance as a thick blanket of fog shrouded the landmark. A tourist said, “The Taj Mahal is not visible from a distance. One has to get closer to the landmark for it to be clearly visible”.

People were seen huddling around bonfires in the streets of Lucknow and Agra. Amid dense fog and cold wave, several trains were reported to be running late in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur on Wednesday.

Dense fog persists over Delhi-NCR; 5 killed including 1 child

January 11, 2023, 12:41 pm

In many parts of North India on Wednesday a severe fog engulfed affecting visibility in many states. Due to severe cold five people including one child in Noida.

Earlier at 6.10 am 5.9 degree Celsius minimum temperature was recorded at Safdarjung and in Palam, there were 100 meters of visibility at 6.10 am.

Meanwhile, 26 trains got delayed and 10 flights, scheduled to depart from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), were delayed due to dense fog.

The flight routes which are affected by fog were Delhi-Shimla, Delhi-Kathmandu, Delhi-Chennai, Delhi-Jaisalmer, Delhi-Bareilly, Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Varanasi, Delhi-Srinagar, Delhi-Jaipur, and Delhi-Guwahati.

These trains got delayed by three hours Gorakhpur-Bathinda Gorakhdham Express, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus- Amritsar Express, Pratapgarh-Delhi Padmavat Express, and Dr. Ambedkar Nagar- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Malwa Superfast Express were running late by up to 2 hours. While Barauni-New Delhi Clone Special, Katihar-Amritsar Express, Visakhapatnam-New Delhi Andhra Pradesh Express, and Jabalpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Gondwana Express.

Moreover by 4 hours MahabodhiExpress, and Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express,
Puri- New Delhi Purushottam Express, Azamgarh-Delhi Kaifiyaat Express, Kamakhya-Delhi Brahmaputra Mail, and Jaynagar-Amritsar Clone Special were running late.

“Dense/Very Dense Fog layer (in the white patch) extends from Punjab to Bihar across Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh,” tweeted the India Meteorological Department.

Talking about the air quality of Delhi continued to be “severe” on Wednesday with Air Quality Index (AQI) 421.

However, in the last 23 years, Delhi experienced the third worst cold spell and from 14 January there will be a second spell of cold in Delhi.

Talking to the media IMD scientist RK Jenamani said, “A cold spell means the number of days we experienced which is in the range of 5 to 6 days. A similar situation was there in the year 2006 when we had the lowest temperature of 1.9 degrees Celsius. In 2013 also, we had a similar cold spell, and January 3-9 was the third worst cold spell in the last 23 years.”

1 dead, several others injured in bus-truck collision

January 10, 2023, 11:03 am

One person was killed and several others were injured after a bus collided with a truck from behind near Shobhapur village in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district on Tuesday morning.

Around 41 passengers were travelling in the bus at the time of the accident. Dense fog is considered the likely reason for the accident.

Narmadapuram Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh said, “One passenger died on the spot while 12 passengers were admitted to pipariya hospital and six passengers were referred to Narmadapuram District Hospital.”

Dense fog hits Delhi; 118 domestic flights, 29 trains delayed

January 9, 2023, 12:41 pm

Amid the ongoing severe cold wave conditions, a thick layer of fog engulfed Delhi and adjoining areas leading to reduced visibility on Monday.

“Visibility recorded at 5:30 am today in Bhatinda-0 meters, Amritsar-25 and Ambala-25 meters each, Hissar-50 meters, Delhi (Safdarjung)-25 meters, Delhi (Palam)-50 meters; Uttar Pradesh: Agra-0 meter, Lucknow (Amausi)-0 meters, Varanasi (Babatpur)-25 meters, Bareilly-50 meters,” IMD said.

Meanwhile, from Punjab and adjoining northwest Rajasthan to Bihar across Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh the fog layer extended as per Satellite imagery.

Due to low visibility from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi around 118 domestic flights departure have been delayed on Monday.

“Due to low visibility, three flights diverted to Jaipur- Air India Express from Sharjah to Delhi, Spicejet flight from Ahmedabad to Delhi, and SpiceJet flight from Pune to Delhi,” the Delhi airport official said.

Moreover, around in the Northern Railway region on Monday alone, 29 trains were running late including the Rajdhani Express trains.

“Anvt Garib Rath is running 7 hours late, Sealdah Rajdhani Express 11:30 hours late, Howrah Rajdhani Express 10:30 hours late, Jainagar Garib Rath Express 10:30 hours late, New Delhi Bhuneshwar Rajdhani Express 09 hours late, Duranto Express 13:30 hours late, among others,” Indian Railways reads.

However, talking about the air quality of Delhi on Monday was recorded ‘Severe’ category with an overall AQI of 422.

335 trains delayed, 88 cancelled: Dense fog engulfs Northern India.

January 8, 2023, 2:21 pm

As per the Railway ministry, hundreds of trains on Sunday were either delayed or cancelled as severe fog engulfed several Northern Indian states and reduced visibility.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Railways, 335 trains lost punctuality due to weather accounts. Moreover, 88 trains were cancelled, 31 diverted and 33 short-terminated. This has left the passengers upset.

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a very dense fog was observed in most parts of Northern India, in many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh and in isolated pockets over Jammu Division and northwest Rajasthan. Similarly, dense fog was observed in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal. Moderate fog was reported in isolated pockets over northwest Madhya Pradesh and Tripura.

It has also been said that due to the continuation of prevailing light winds and high moisture near the surface over Indo-Gangetic plains, dense to very dense fog is very likely to continue in many parts during night & morning hours over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and North Madhya Pradesh during next 24 hours and in isolated pockets after that for subsequent 4 days over the region.

Severe cold wave in Delhi, Fog conditions continues to prevail.

January 8, 2023, 11:50 am

A thick layer of fog covered the national capital on Sunday morning lowering the visibility. Delhi and nearby states continue to witness severe cold and fog conditions. The India Meteorological Department predicted cold wave and cold day conditions likely to continue over most of the areas of northwest India during the next two days.

Dense to very dense fog conditions over many parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh during the next 48 hours. According to the weather department, minimum temperatures are very likely to rise by about 2 degrees in most of the areas of Northwest India after two days from Tuesday onwards. The India Meteorological Department said, Safdarjung in Delhi recorded a minimum of 1.9 degrees Celsius.

According to the weather department, minimum temperatures are very likely to rise by about 2 degrees in most of the areas of Northwest India after two days from Tuesday onwards. Very cold to severe cold day conditions very likely in some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on January 7^th and 8^th.

Pilot dies after aircraft crashes into a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa

January 6, 2023, 11:32 am

One pilot died and another was injured after a plane crashed into a temple in Rewa of Madhya Pradesh in the early hours of Friday. As per Rewa SP Navneet Bhasin, The aircraft which belonged to a private company was taxiing from Chorhata Airstrip, when it crashed after colliding with the dome of a temple in Dumri Village of Rewa district

“The plane collided with a temple during training, one pilot has died, and the other is injured and is being treated at Sanjay Gandhi Medical College,” Navneet Bhasin, SP, Rewa told ANI.

Bad weather and fog conditions prevailing in the area are being attributed as the reason for the crash.

Further information is awaited

Aircraft crashes into a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa; 1 Pilot dead

January 6, 2023, 11:15 am

One pilot died and another was injured after a plane crashed into a temple in Rewa of Madhya Pradesh in the early hours of Friday.

“The plane collided with a temple during training, one pilot has died, and the other is injured and is being treated at Sanjay Gandhi Medical College,” Navneet Bhasin, SP, Rewa told ANI.

Bad weather and fog conditions prevailing in the area are being attributed as the reason for the crash.

Coldest morning of the season so far, Delhi records 2.8 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road

January 5, 2023, 11:50 am

With the minimum temperature recorded at 2.8 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road and 3 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung, Delhi woke up to a cold and foggy Thursday. According to the India Meteorological Department low visibility of 25 metres and 50 metres was recorded at Palam and Safdarjung respectively.

The Regional Meteorological Department of IMD said there will be “dense to very dense fog” in many places. “Cold day to severe cold day conditions at a few places and cold day conditions at isolated places in Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh.”

“Visibilities reported at 0530 hrs IST of today, (in m): Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu 25 Punjab: Bhatinda 0; Amritsar, Patiala 25 Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi: Ambala and Chandigarh, Palam 25 each; Safdarjung 50 Uttarakhand: Dehradun 200 Northwest Rajasthan: Ganganagar and Churu 25,” IMD said.

According to IMD, fog is classified as ‘shallow’ when visibility dips below 1000 metres, ‘moderate’ when visibility is between 200 and 500 metres, and ‘dense’ when it is below 200 metres. It is ‘very dense’ when visibility is below 50 metres. Delhi’s AQI is also forecasted to remain in the ‘very poor’ category till January 13.

IMD on Wednesday said that said dense to very dense fog and cold day conditions are likely to continue over North-West India during the next three-four days. It further added, “Cold wave conditions are likely to continue over northwest India during the next three days and the intensity will decrease thereafter.”

The Delhi Airport on Thursday issued a fog alert for all passengers. According to the authorities, low visibility procedures are in progress at the Delhi Airport. Currently, all flight operations are normal, though passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information.

Owing to the dense fog and low visibility level today, 12 trains are running late and two trains were rescheduled in the Northern Railway region.

As per the IMD forecast, the minimum and maximum temperatures in January are likely to remain below normal over many parts of central India and adjoining areas of peninsular, east and northwest India

Delhi records minimum temperature of 7-degrees

December 29, 2022, 1:03 pm

The national capital shivers in cold on Thursday as biting cold and foggy conditions continued in the city with a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius recorded at the Safdarjung station. As per IMD, the dense fog and cold day conditions over northwest India would be reduced for next 48 hours, however, a fresh spell of dense fog and cold wave is likely to commence over northwest India from December 31.

Massive flight disruptions due to dense fog

December 28, 2022, 12:25 pm

Due to dense fog, almost 100 flights have been disrupted in Delhi on Wednesday. “Due to bad weather (fog) for three days, over 100 flights are reported delayed from and to Delhi airport, some have also been diverted to the nearest airport,” a Delhi airport official said. Amid a busy year-end holiday season, the congestion at the airport in New Delhi was being tackled. In most parts of North India, there is dense fog due to which problems of air travelers increased. Over the past few days, poor visibility is affecting the northern parts of the country.

Delhi wakes up to dense fog

December 27, 2022, 12:47 pm

In the national capital, the cold wave continues as on Tuesday the minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, in Delhi dense fog was observed as the cold wave. The India Meteorological Department on Monday predicted cold day/severe cold day conditions in the national capital.

“Cold Day/Severe Cold Day Conditions very likely in some parts over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and West Rajasthan and cold day conditions in isolated pockets over Uttarakhand on 26th and 27th December 2022,” IMD said.

Moreover, in Delhi and nearby regions dense to very dense fog has been predicted by the weather department.

“Due to prevailing light wind and high moisture in lower tropospheric levels, Dense to Very Dense Fog is very likely to continue over some parts of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, and West Rajasthan during the next 48 hours,” the IMD said.

Earlier on Sunday Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 5.3 degrees celsius and on Monday a cold wave and foggy conditions were seen in Delhi.

Talking about other states in the Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh the temperature dipped below 4 degrees Celsius and the cold wave is sweeping through the region.

“Due to the onset of northern winds, a cold wave is being felt from today onwards in the region,” Hukam Singh, Gwalior Meteorological Centre in-charge said on Monday.

32 trains cancelled due to fog in Moradabad

December 20, 2022, 3:00 pm

Due to poor visibility caused by fog on Tuesday, numerous trains were reported to be operating several hours late. The Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar VikramShalla and Barauni-New Delhi specials are five hours behind schedule, according to CPRO Northern Railway. While Rajendranagar-New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti and Rajendranagar-New Delhi Rajdhani are 3 hours late. According to officials, on Tuesday, more than 32 trains were canceled in Moradabad due to dense fog, leaving passengers upset.

Patna Municipal Corporation ramps up anti-dengue efforts and begins fogging operations

October 17, 2022, 11:09 am

Tejashwi Yadav, the deputy chief minister of Bihar, flagged off around 100 vehicle-mounted fogging machines and 375 motorcycle-borne teams armed with larvicides for a stepped-up anti-dengue campaign on Sunday.

The number of cases in Patna alone has surpassed 3,000, with an estimated 4000 people in Bihar infected.

Yadav, who launched the campaign from Gandhi Maidan, stated that all concerned departments are working on a war footing to contain the disease.

“Fogging and anti-larvae drive will be conducted regularly and efficiently. Hospitals are also geared up to deal with the cases related to dengue,” Yadav, who is also the minister for health, and urban and housing department, said.

Animesh Parashar, commissioner of the Patna Municipal Corporation, stated that macro-level planning has been completed to ensure ward-wise fogging of malathion mixed with diesel and spraying of larvicide in stagnant water to control the spread of mosquitoes.

“Each ward has been divided into five sectors so that the fogging cycle can be completed in two days. As many as 19 quick response teams are already active to take care of hotspots,” the commissioner said.

Suspecting that the increase in mosquito population is due to delayed rains, Parashar stated that sufficient quantities of chemicals such as lime power and bleaching power have been made available at all six circles within the corporation.

“Authorised suppliers of chemicals of malathion and larvicide have opened their kiosks at the PMC office to ensure timely and adequate availability in a transparent way,” he added.

Delhi wakes up to fog; unhealthy for sensitive groups

October 12, 2022, 1:00 pm

After four days of incessant rainfall, a shallow fog engulfed parts of the national capital on Wednesday morning which leads to poor visibility.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), a minimum temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a maximum temperature of 31 degrees Celsius will be experienced by Delhi’s people.

Meanwhile, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) recorded 153 on 12 October which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.

“Unprecedented rains received last week in Delhi-NCR have changed the temperatures. Now, early mornings & evenings are very cold, which causes restricted movement. So, fog, smog, and pollution tend to collect more”, Dr. Nikhil Modi, Sr Pulmonologist, at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital said.

“The change in the temperatures brings in more patients of Asthma, COPD, and Bronchitis. Further the smog and fog, we are experiencing, will bring more patients suffering from the diseases mentioned above”, Dr. Nikhil added.

“Asthma starts at a young age. So, children are getting more and more affected by this. We are witnessing many cases in which children are suffering from increased cough and breathlessness,” Dr. Nikhil Modi said.

Moreover, on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, many parts of Delhi witnessed heavy rainfall, and the weather forecasting agency has not issued a warning or alert for Delhi.

“As per the latest analysis, rainfall activity is occurring over north India due to interaction between western disturbance which is at the middle and upper troposphere, and at the lower level, there is a because its cyclonic circulation over the Gujarat region and from there the moisture because the wind is coming towards the Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR region and East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh. If we see the rainfall activity till 8:50 am in the morning, heavy to heavy rainfall occurred mainly over the UP and MP, Gujarat, and Konkan region,” RK Jenamani, Scientist, IMD, said.

However, in the Pir Panjal mountain range of the Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir received a fresh spell of snowfall.