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Delhi witnesses coldest morning of the season with mercury dropping to 1.5 degrees Celsius

The Safdarjung Observatory records a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius

New Delhi: New Delhi on Saturday, January  7,  experienced  the coldest morning of the season with the mercury dropping to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Delhi’s Ridge area recorded a minimum temperature of 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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The Safdarjung Observatory—Delhi’s primary weather station—recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius, which is 4.8 degrees Celsius lower than normal.

Flights delayed at Delhi’s IGI airport

As many as 34 domestic departure flights from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), Delhi, were delayed due to bad weather and other related issues on Saturday, according to the airport authorities.  ANI

Cold wave conditions and a dense fog are being witnessed all over north India, including the national capital, which disrupted flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport.

 

The airport authorities have s issued an advisory and launched procedures in view of low visibility conditions caused due to fog.

Airport authorities in an advisory to the passengers on Saturday said several procedures had been undertaken at the airport to counter the menace of low visibility.

They said that all flight operations are currently normal.

However, the airport has also requested the passengers to contact the airline concerned for the latest information about the flight, authorities said.

 

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