Winter is here! Season’s first fog envelops Delhi

The Met department has feared that the fog is likely to spike the already high pollution levels in the national capital

By: News Desk |
November 30, 2016 12:11 pm

The season’s first fog enveloped the national capital on Wednesday making visibility almost minimal, bringing the morning traffic to a sluggish pace.

The fog has also hit flights and trains with many of them having been cancelled or re-scheduled. Thirteen flights have been diverted so far from Delhi’s IGI airport. The Met has feared that fog is likely to spike the already high pollution levels in the national capital.

The minimum temperature in Delhi has fallen sharply to 9.7 degree Celsius. On Tuesday morning, the national capital recorded minimum temperature of 9.7°C, which is also the lowest temperature of the season so far.

A foggy morning in parts of #Delhi and the NCR region, first of the season. #DelhiFog #Noida #gurugram pic.twitter.com/Y3IdBjPBeT

— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) November 30, 2016

Seasons first #delhifog . Awesome . Finally! Winter is here!! @axayg @peeyushbachlaus pic.twitter.com/v7DYmTUzBK

— Ritesh Gandotra (@ritesh_to) November 30, 2016

#foggymorning …सुबह 7:40 पर मंडी हाउस और आईटीओ का हाल…#Weather #change #Visibility pic.twitter.com/XCLgk4e180

— MUKESH BAURAI (@BauraiMukesh6) November 30, 2016

First fog it's official now…. Sardiyan agayi #foggymorning #Delhi #fog pic.twitter.com/3ZhLbHy4Uk

— Ankur Sharma (@27Ankur) November 30, 2016

दिल्ली: कोहरे और धुंध से आईजीआई एयरपोर्ट पर विजिबिलिटी बेहद कम। @Delhi_Airport #DelhiSmog #delhipollution #foggymorning pic.twitter.com/psDVRkKqq4

— Achlendra Katiyar (@achlendra) November 30, 2016

Fog that is not #Smog.#WinterIsHere #FoggyMorning #MorningShifts #BeautifulDay pic.twitter.com/3kzDZjV0LI

— Pragya Srivastava (@_pragyaa) November 30, 2016

Even the adjoining states of Punjab and Haryana witnessed moderate to dense fog. Road and rail services were also affected. Dense fog was also reported from several areas of the NH-1 between Ambala and Kundli border of Haryana and Delhi.

At least two persons were injured on Wednesday morning near Sonipat in a pile up of cars on a busy National Highway (NH-1).

The minimum temperature at most places in Haryana and Punjab hovered around 7-8 degrees Celsius.