Dense fog affected visibility in parts of north and northeast India on Thursday, heavily impacting road, rail and air traffic in the region with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting similar conditions for the next five days.
According to officials, 18 Delhi-bound trains were delayed by up to six hours due to foggy weather. Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Airport saw 14 flight cancellations due to dense fog while four flights were diverted at Delhi’s IGI Airport, they said.
While satellite imagery showed some reduction in fog over Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, ‘dense’ to ‘very dense’ fog prevailed in parts of Punjab, Haryana, west Rajasthan, Bihar, Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Assam, the IMD said.
