Thick fog blankets Delhi-NCR as cold wave tightens grip, flights delayed

Key Highlights

• The sharp dip in temperatures, combined with stagnant atmospheric conditions, intensified discomfort for residents as the capital struggled through another severe winter spell. A thick blanket of fog covered large parts of north India in the early hours, significantly reducing visibility across key states.
• advertisementPunjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh remained under dense to very dense fog conditions.
• In Uttar Pradesh, Saharanpur, Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur and Kanpur reported very dense fog with zero visibility, while Lucknow, Varanasi and Prayagraj witnessed dense fog with visibility ranging between 50 and 100 metres as of 6.30 am.
• In the national capital, the fog mixed with toxic smog, further deteriorating air quality and prompting authorities to reimpose Graded Response Action Plan Stage III restrictions across Delhi-NCR.#WATCH | Delhi | Dense layer of toxic smog engulfs the national capital.
• Visuals from the ITO area.