NEW DELHI: Delhi witnessed cold wave conditions for the fifth consecutive day on Monday as dense fog lowered visibility in the city.The fog affected the road, rail and air traffic movement across the national capital.#WATCH | Dense #fog at #Delhi-Meerut expressway near #Ghazipur(Video by TOI’s Anindya Chattopadhyay)… https://t.co/J2J6wV0URA— TOI Delhi (@TOIDelhi) 1673229649000″The visibility levels dropped to 25 metres at the Palam observatory, near the IGI Airport, and the Safdarjung observatory, Delhi’s primary weather station,” an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Around 29 trains have been delayed by two to five hours due to foggy weather, a railway official said.Update issued at 09:00 hours.Attention Flyers!!#Fog #FogAlert #DelhiAirport https://t.co/mJdzvGDeYt— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) 1673235563000Around 15 flights were delayed and one flight was diverted due to bad weather, officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport said. Satellite images showed a fog layer extending from Punjab and adjoining northwest Rajasthan to Bihar across Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Cold wave conditions persisted in the capital for the fifth day on the trot though minimum temperatures rose marginally. The Safdarjung observatory logged a minimum temperature of 3.8 degree Celsius as against 1.9 degrees on Sunday.#Delhi | Dense #fog engulfs the national capital this morning, leading to reduced visibility.Visuals from ITO. (A… https://t.co/I00wW4MMAJ— TOI Delhi (@TOIDelhi) 1673230181000The weather stations at Lodhi Road, Ayanagar and Ridge recorded a minimum temperature of 3.6 degree, 3.2 degree and 3.3 degree.(With inputs from PTI)Watch Delhi: Flights delayed due to severe fog and cold in the national capital
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