After a short-lived respite from hazy days, residents of Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) woke up to a dense fog on Wednesday morning that reduced visibility on the streets.
“I am not able to see the cars right ahead of me. India Gate is still far off,” said Uber driver Anil, while trying to navigate through the traffic in the fog-covered city.
Domestic flights from Delhi airport are being delayed because of the dense fog. Air India officials, however, reassured that there is no reason to panic.
“Due to the fog, air service is still not affected,” they said.
However, with visibility dropping to around 300m at Safdarjung and 125m at Palam, some flights may be diverted, they added.
Official at the India Meteorological Department said that though the runway visibility at the Indira Gandhi International Airport had hit 200 m earlier on Wednesday, it has improved considerably since then. “The reading in the next hour will be much better,” he said.
Weather experts from the Regional Meteorological Centre had predicted that dense fog may be experienced over parts of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi NCR over the next few days owing to change in the speed and direction of the winds.
