New Delhi/Lucknow, (thestates.news)
A thick blanket of fog engulfed northern India on Wednesday
morning. Visibility dropped to almost zero in Delhi and Agra Airport due to the
fog which led to diversion and delay of flights and trains.
At least 22 trains ran late in the National Capital. Flight operations at
Indira Gandhi International Airport were affected with over 30 departures
delayed. Five flights were diverted from IGIA.
Two people were killed while another sustained critical injuries when two
trucks collided in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. Jamuna Prasad, 25 and
Danish (19) were residents of Prayagraj district.
One person was killed while 10 others sustained injuries when four vehicles
collided due to fog in UP’s Gonda.
According to the pan-India weather bulletin issued in Pune, at 0830 hrs on
Wednesday, Delhi and Agra airports had zero visibility.
Several cities of Punjab and Haryana, including Patiala, Ambala, Hissar and
Karnal, and parts of UP recorded 25 meter visibility.
Fifty meter visibility was recorded at Lucknow and Gwalior Airport.
However, dense fog could not deter the spirit of democracy in Rajasthan where
voting for Panchayat polls took place smoothly, a UNI report from Jaipur said.
Normal life was again crippled with fresh spell of snowfall in Himachal
Pradesh. Snow clearing operations were still underway. Manali received five cm
snowfall, Kalpa in Kinnaur four cm and Keylong in Lahaul Spiti 2.5 mm.
A man was killed when his car was hit by a landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar
national highway in Ramban district of Jammu. Shakeel Ahmad Bhat hailed from
Srinagar.uni
Fog blinds north India; Flights, trains delayed in Delhi, Vehicles collide in UP
