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Due to dense fog in Delhi, more than 300 flights were delayed on Tuesday. According to IGI Airport Authority, no flight was diverted. On Monday this number had crossed 400.
There was no snowfall in the hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. But due to heavy snowfall yesterday, there is several feet of snow on the roads. Due to this, Srinagar-Leh Road, Mughal Road, Semthan-Kishtwar Road remained closed on Tuesday also.
Udhagamandalam (Ooty), a hilly area of Tamil Nadu, recorded a temperature of 0°C on Tuesday. Avalanche also happened in the nearby area. Due to this, there is frost situation in areas like Kanthal and Thalaikuntha.
Very cold weather continues in Punjab and Haryana also. Most parts of both the states are in the grip of cold wave and cold day. The temperature is below 10ºC. Dropping below 5ºC in many districts.
20 to 22 days of cold wave is expected in Madhya Pradesh in the month of January. There will be a change in the weather here from January 10. A period of severe cold will begin. 10 people lost their lives in the last 24 hours due to severe cold in UP. The death toll has increased to 25 in 48 hours.
Due to fog, 13 flights in Varanasi, UP and 10 in Lucknow were delayed. About 200 trains were delayed for 12 hours at Kanpur-Varanasi railway station. Cold wave will affect Rajasthan for the next 3 days. On Tuesday, 11 flights could not take off and land from Jaipur airport. Schools have been closed in 20 districts of the state due to severe cold.
The Meteorological Department has issued a cold wave alert in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim on Wednesday.
Pictures of snowfall and cold in the states…
Employees removing snow from the road in Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir.
The temperature in Jammu on Tuesday was 5ºC. There was a dense fog.
The temperature in Lucknow, UP was 7ºC. Rickshaw pullers covered with blankets to protect themselves from the cold.
Heavy snowfall occurred in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir. Thousands of tourists have come here.
January 9: Dense fog in 6 states, lightning alert in North East
- There will be dense fog in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar.
- Cold wave alert in Uttar Pradesh. The temperature may drop by 2 degrees.
- There is a lightning alert in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura.