Yellow alert of cold and fog has been issued for Delhi
Jagran News Network, New Delhi. The cold wave along with fog in the plains along with snowfall and drizzle in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh has increased the cold. In Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, vehicles kept moving on the roads due to low visibility due to fog, while rail traffic and aircraft operations were also affected. Due to fog, the Katra-Sanjichhat Chapar service at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi was affected.
According to the Meteorological Department, after the increase in the minimum temperature for the next two days, it is expected to fall by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius for four consecutive days. In many states including Uttar Pradesh, there will be dense fog during night and morning and cold wave will continue. Yellow alert of cold and fog has been issued for Delhi.
Minimum temperature in Delhi 9.4 degrees
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in Delhi was 9.4 degrees Celsius, which was 1.3 degrees above the season's average, while the maximum temperature was 18.1 degrees Celsius. Narnaul in Haryana and Gurdaspur in Punjab were the coldest, where the minimum temperatures were 5.2 and 6.8 degrees Celsius respectively. The minimum temperature in Chandigarh was recorded at 8.8 degrees Celsius.
According to the Meteorological Department, there is no possibility of change in the weather in Bihar for four days. While there will be fog in seven cities of the state, there will be extreme cold in 25 districts. Chille Kalan started with rain and snowfall in Kashmir. Chille Kalan, a 40-day harsh winter, started with rain and snowfall in Kashmir. There has been snowfall in the famous tourist places Sonamarg, Gulmarg and other hilly areas of Kashmir. The rain that started early in the morning in Srinagar continued till late evening.
Light rain in Jammu and Katra
Heavy rain in other parts of the valley also did not allow people to come out. There has been light rain in Jammu and Katra. Due to snowfall, traffic has been closed as a precautionary measure on the Mughal Road connecting District Rajouri and Poonch with Shopian (Kashmir). Due to changes in weather, day temperature in the valley has declined, while night temperature has increased.
Snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Lahaul including Rohtang, Shinkula, Baralacha, Dhauladhar hills of Himachal Pradesh. There has been half a feet snowfall in Rohtang and Kunjam Pass. Drizzle occurred in Churah, Bharmour and Chamba. 110 flights canceled at IGI Airport. Due to low visibility, 110 flights were canceled at IGI Airport, while more than 700 flights were delayed. Four flights coming to Delhi were diverted to the airports of Jaipur and Ahmedabad. This week, the total number of flights canceled at Delhi Airport due to fog from 15th to 21st December has reached 806.
About 15 flights could not operate from Srinagar International Airport. Air India's Delhi-Patna-Delhi and Indigo's Chennai flights remained canceled at Patna airport. About a dozen flights were delayed for half an hour to two hours. 16 flights from Darbhanga airport were delayed by eight minutes to 48 minutes. Two and a half dozen trains passing through Patna were also delayed. Haridwar-Rajgir special is running late by 20 hours, while Anand Vihar-Jayanagar Garib Rath train is running late by 13 hours.
More than 60 trains in Delhi became victims of delay. More than 60 trains arriving and departing from Delhi on Sunday became victims of delays ranging from two hours to nine hours. New Delhi-Barauni Humsafar special arrived late by nine and a quarter hours. New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat and New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat were delayed by five hours each. New Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express and New Delhi-Sealdah Rajdhani also ran late by five and a quarter hours, while New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani departed late by three hours.