Satellite imagery showed a dense elongated band of fog stretching from Punjab to the northeast
A spokesperson for the railways said 30 trains arriving in Delhi were delayed by up to six hours due to foggy weather
At 5:30 am, visibility levels stood at zero metres in Varanasi, Agra, Gwalior, Jammu, Pathankot and Chandigarh; 20 metres in Gaya; 50 metres in Prayagraj and Tezpur; 100 metres in Agartala; 200 metres in Amritsar; and 300 metres in Gorakhpur
At the Palam Observatory near the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, visibility was limited to only 50 metres
Early morning foggy weather in north and northeast India has heavily impacted road, rail and air traffic over the last fortnight
On Monday, five flights were diverted and more than 100 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday that all stakeholders are working round-the-clock to minimise fog-related disruptions
The Delhi airport was asked to expedite the operationalisation of the CAT III-enabled fourth runway in addition to the existing CAT III-enabled runways
Generally, CAT III compliance refers to flight operations in low visibility conditions
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