Dense fog blankets north India, disrupts trains and flights

Jan 14, 2024 Shipra Parashar

North India is reeling under the cold wave and dense fog due to which air and rail traffic were disrupted

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Several Delhi-bound trains were delayed by up to six hours today due to weather-related conditions

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According to railways, 22 Delhi-bound trains were delayed due to low visibility in Delhi and other northern states

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Nine flights were diverted from the Delhi airport to Jaipur in the morning due to bad weather

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IMD has advised people to avoid unnecessary travel as the blinding layer of fog shrouds Delhi

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At 3.5°C, Delhi is being dazed by a cold wave as temperature lowered marginally compared with a day earlier

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The IMD has predicted very dense fog and cold wave conditions for more two days in the national capital

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