Mathura: One man died, around 12 injured after a bus rammed into another vehicle due to low visibilty due to fog, at Yamuna Expressway in Baldeo Police station area this morning. The bus was going from Noida to Agra when the incident took place. pic.twitter.com/c9Vycz9U5z
Police and local residents are currently involved in the rescue operation at the spot. Those injured have been rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem. More details are awaited.
Extreme harsh weather conditions and dense fog prevailed in
The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.2℃ in the national capital in the wee hours of Thursday, while at some other places, it was recorded at 4.4 ℃ around 5:30 AM.
Visibility levels dropped to 100 metres at Palam and 201 metres at Safdarjung due to dense to moderate fog
NEW DELHI: Parts of Delhi reeled under a severe cold wave and witnessed dense fog on Thursday as the minimum temperature dropped to 2 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Visibility levels dropped to 100 metres at Palam and 201 metres at Safdarjung due to dense to moderate fog in the morning, an IMD official said.
Video: Poor visibility on Noida-Link Road from Mayur Vihar Khadar due to fog https://t.co/NWHcX3ftzu TOI Delhi (@TOIDelhi) 1610597953000
According to the IMD, very dense fog is when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres. In case of dense fog, visibility is between 51 and 200 metres, moderate 201 and 500 metres, and shallow 501 and 1,000 metres.
The Safdarjung Observatory recorded a minimum of 14.4 degrees Celsius. (File)
New Delhi:
Thursday, even as the minimum temperature in the city rose to 14.4 degrees Celsius, the highest in around four weeks.
Visibility levels dipped to 300 meters at Palam and 500 meters at Safdarjung due to moderate fog, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
According to the IMD, very dense fog is when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres. In case of dense fog, visibility is between 51 and 200 metres, moderate 201 and 500 metres, and shallow 501 and 1,000 metres.
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum of 14.4 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in the city has risen over the last few days as a result of cloud cover.
Dense fog reduces visibility to near-zero in parts of Delhi
The cold wave-like conditions in the national capital were triggered by snowfall in the hills. January 01, 2021 / 09:02 AM IST
File image: A man rides a bicycle on a road amid dense fog on a winter morning in New Delhi, India on December 30, 2019. (Image: Reuters/Adnan Abidi)
Dense fog covered the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) in early hours of January 1, with the temperature dropping to around 6 degrees Celsius.
According to news agency ANI, the visibility dropped to near zero on the Delhi–Noida Direct (DND) Flyway in the early hours of the New Year. Some weather agencies have forecast rainfall in and around Delhi on January 2.