Thick fog around Rajpath in the national capital today.
A thick blanket of fog covered the National Capital Territory this morning. All departures from Delhi Airport was on hold from 5:30 am to 7 am today and most of the arrivals were also hit due to poor visibility and bad weather.
Train services have also been affected with 10 trains to Delhi running late due to fog as of now.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that there will be dense to very dense fog at several places in western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand for the next two days.
Here are the highlights of fog in Delhi:
The minimum runway visibility required for take off is 125 metres. The Delhi airport was facing low visibility conditions since 4 am due to dense fog, an official said. "The visibility significantly improved between 9.20 am and 10.20 am. This allowed us to resume departures properly from 10.20 am onward," he said.
Planes arriving in Delhi are not getting parking space due to delay in departures. This has resulted in a long waiting list. Most of the planes have arrived are waiting for parking bay, say officials.
Due to heavy fog and low visibility, the airport management says there were delays in the morning, currently departures and arrivals are normal.
2 diversions from the Delhi airport until 8.30 am, says DIAL
Delhi Traffic Police on fog in Delhi
10 Trains to Delhi Running Late Due to Low Visibility
Dense Fog In Delhi Cantonment
Dense fog at Ring Road in New Delhi.