New Delhi. Winter season has started showing its colours in the country's capital Delhi and surrounding areas. Along with the north, the eastern parts of the country are also experiencing severe cold. Leave aside Kashmir, Shimla and Nainital. Friday was a very tough day for the people of Delhi NCR. It was difficult to see in the morning due to extremely dense fog. Vehicles were forced to crawl on the roads. The condition of planes and trains was even worse. The system of the country's busiest airport, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI Airport), completely collapsed. Due to severe cold and fog, curfew-like conditions occurred. Visibility became zero at IGI Airport. Due to this, not one or two but 507 flights were affected. On the other hand, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Saturday, January 4, 2025.

On Friday, January 3, 2025, the cold showed its true form. Visibility was badly affected due to dense fog. Due to this, the situation at IGI Airport was very bad. Flight operations were badly affected due to very low visibility. According to the information, 507 flights have been affected due to dense fog. Apart from this, 15 flights had to be canceled due to bad weather. There was a situation of chaos at IGI Airport. A large number of passengers were in distress. People had to wait for a long time due to the delay in flights.

Visibility zero in some areas of Delhi
Due to dense fog, visibility has reduced to zero in some areas of the national capital Delhi. This has had a huge impact on transport. Along with air and road, train operations have also been affected. Dozens of trains arrived and departed with hours of delay. Air traffic was also not untouched by this. According to the information available on air traffic tracking website flightradar24.com, hundreds of flights were affected at IGI airport. Low visibility continues at Delhi airport. However, flight operations are said to be normal.

IMD's Orange Alert
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has given important advice to the passengers. DIAL requested the passengers that they can contact the concerned airline for updated information about the flight. Let us tell you that about 1,300 flights take off and land daily from Indira Gandhi International Airport. On the other hand, IMD has released the latest update regarding the weather of Delhi NCR. Meteorologists said that on January 4, 2024, there will be dense fog in various parts of Delhi. The situation will be bad especially in the morning.