Overview

• Delhi experienced its longest zero-visibility stretch this season, lasting nine hours, severely impacting air and rail travel.
• More than 400 flights were delayed, 19 diverted, and over 45 cancelled at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport over the past two days.
• Train operations were significantly disrupted, with 81 trains delayed and others running up to 14 hours late due to poor visibility.
• Road travel across northern states, including Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, was affected, with multiple accidents reported due to dense fog.
• Delhi's air quality remains in the 'very poor' category, with an AQI of 377, compounding health concerns during the cold wave.