On Wednesday ( Jan 15 ), dense fog and cold weather caused delays in train and flight departures in several parts of northern India, including New Delhi, the country’s capital.
The second-highest warning level, which India’s climate office issued, was an orange alert for Delhi, which predicted deep to very thick fog in several places.
The temperature office reported that fog caused more than 40 trains to delay their travel across northern India, and that visibility ranged from zero to 100 meters at Delhi’s major airport.
On social media platform X, aircraft officials warned that flights without the Rabbit III navigation system, which enables getting despite low visibility, would have to be delayed, while some plane departures from Delhi were, according to airport officials. Delhi’s major airports handles about 1, 400 airlines every time.
According to the country’s largest airport Blue,” Low visibility and cloud over Delhi may lead to some difficulties.”
Local media reported images of people huddled inside as the temperatures dipped below 7 degrees Fahrenheit and cars were seen crawling along routes through the fog.
Delhi was ranked as the world’s most polluted city in life ratings by European party IQAir on Wednesday, with a checking of 254, ranked as “very unhealthy”.
Since the start of the spring, the Indian money has been dealing with dust and poor air quality.