Dense fog disrupts air, rail traffic in Delhi
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Delhi: A thick blanket of fog over the national capital
reduced the visibility levels to below 100 metres, disrupting
train and air services for the second consecutive day.
"My flight is delayed by two hours. I am going to Srinagar.
The delay is due bad weather and fog," said Amit, a passenger.
Nineteen flights were cancelled and 650 flights were delayed
by one to eight hours. "My daughter is going to Ahmedabad
and her flight has been delayed. We have come here from
Meerut and we are facing a lot of problems," said Alok
Kumar, a relative of a passenger. Train schedules were
also affected with around 96 trains running late and 13
trains being cancelled either partially or entirely. Road
traffic also moved at a snail's pace in several places,
as the roads remained enveloped by thick fog leading to
poor visibility. The Delhi airport was almost closed from
5:30 am to 11 am as visibility was recorded below 100
meters on Monday. North India usually witnesses early
morning fog every winter when night temperatures often
dip below five degrees Celsius.
Cold
wave grips north India
Srinagar/Amritsar:
Cold wave gripped north India as the mercury dipped
to below zero in Kashmir valley, causing disruption of
normal life. Temperature dipped to minus three degrees
on Sunday, which kept the residents in Srinagar indoors.
Some could be seen huddled together around a fire on roads
warming themselves. Youngsters like Nayeem said that every
one was waiting for a snowfall. "It is so cold here. Everyone
is waiting for either a snowfall or rainfall so that the
temperature may not fall further," said Nayeem. Echoing
the similar sentiments was Sajad who said that in last
one or two-day temperature had dipped a little and only
snowfalls could provide respite from falling temperature.
"These days people are waiting for snowfall so that the
temperature may not fall further," he added. The cold
wave also swept across Amritsar, the residents complaining
of damage to crop. "We are facing lot of problem due to
cold wave here. We cannot go outside due to this. Like
Srinagar, Punjab too is facing severe cold. The cold wave
is creating problems for poor people and the crops," said
Chanchal Singh, a farmer. Mercury dipped to two degrees
in Amritsar on Tuesday, making it impossible for the farmers
to go out to their fields.
-Dec
30, 2008
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