New Delhi: There was no respite from the severe cold wave conditions for Rajasthan with Mt Abu and Bikaner recording minimum temperature of minus one degree Celsius and 1.4 degree Celsius respectively.
The pink city shivered at 2.3 degree Celsius while Sriganganagar recorded minimum temperature of 2.5 degree Celsius, according to Meteorological Department.
In Churu, the temperature was 3 degree Celsius and many places in the desert state recorded minimum temperature in the range of 6 to 8 degree Celsius.
Cold waves conditions are likely to continue till Monday, it said.
Meanwhile, dense fog affected flight operations at IGI leading to diversion of six flights while two others were cancelled.
"Six flights, including one from Singapore, were diverted to Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Kolkata last night after fog enveloped the airport," an airport officials said.
Two domestic flights to Bangalore and Mumbai were cancelled while Air India had to reschedule departure of three of its flights to New York, Chicago and Toronto.
Fog started to descend on Saturday night around 8 pm forcing authorities to implement low visibility procedures for safe flight operations on the new runway and at 11.38 pm on main runway.
Most of the flights were using CAT I instrument landing system as runway visibility improved in the morning. Fog has affected the flight operations at airport for the past two days.
Also, train movements were affected in Delhi.
Thirty three trains have been rescheduled and seven cancelled. More than 64 trains are running late.
(With PTI Inputs)
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The pink city shivered at 2.3 degree Celsius while Sriganganagar recorded minimum temperature of 2.5 degree Celsius, according to Meteorological Department.
In Churu, the temperature was 3 degree Celsius and many places in the desert state recorded minimum temperature in the range of 6 to 8 degree Celsius.
Cold waves conditions are likely to continue till Monday, it said.
Meanwhile, dense fog affected flight operations at IGI leading to diversion of six flights while two others were cancelled.
"Six flights, including one from Singapore, were diverted to Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Kolkata last night after fog enveloped the airport," an airport officials said.
Two domestic flights to Bangalore and Mumbai were cancelled while Air India had to reschedule departure of three of its flights to New York, Chicago and Toronto.
Fog started to descend on Saturday night around 8 pm forcing authorities to implement low visibility procedures for safe flight operations on the new runway and at 11.38 pm on main runway.
Most of the flights were using CAT I instrument landing system as runway visibility improved in the morning. Fog has affected the flight operations at airport for the past two days.
Also, train movements were affected in Delhi.
Thirty three trains have been rescheduled and seven cancelled. More than 64 trains are running late.
(With PTI Inputs)
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