| Many flights, trains hit as dense fog covers North India by sushil on 25 December, 2012 - 12:01 PM | ||
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 sushil | Many flights, trains hit as dense fog covers North India on 25 December, 2012 - 12:01 PM | |
About 35 flights were delayed while 15 have been cancelled as dense fog continues to envelop Delhi for the second day today.One of the international flights was diverted to Jaipur, airport sources said.Runway visibility has started to deteriorate from last night and general visibility has reduced to less than 100 metres in the morning, leading to delay in departures of early morning flights.According to airport sources, the fog has disrupted the schedule of over 50 domestic and international flights.The general visibility on the main runway (28/11 which is the most preferred runway by airlines during the foggy days) was almost zero while the runway visibility was 75 metres.At one time the runway visibility dropped to zero at one end of the third runway.The operations at the third runway remained suspended for major part of the morning due to poor visibility, an airport official said.The MeT department has predicted CAT-III B fog (dense fog when the runway visibility drops to below 50 metres) till Christmas.On Sunday also over 100 flights were badly affected due to dense fog.Many place in north India are also engulfed in thick fog. Agra in Uttar Pradesh, Gwalior and Satna in Madhya Pradesh, Patiala in Punjab and Churu in Rajasthan are covered in fog. Due to the fog cover, the general visibility is less than 50 metres at all these places. And weatherman has predicted that the fog may stay for a few days. | ||