New Delhi: Several parts of northwest India were enveloped by a dense fog blanket on Monday, and visibility fell to 50m and less in several cities. Central parts of Delhi saw visibility fall to 100m between 7am and 9am while the general visibility at IGI Airport went down to 200m.
"Fog is likely to persist for another two to three days but that will be followed by smog as humidity is still quite high," said R K Jenamani, director in-charge, IGI Met. "The fog is already showing signs of weakening and its area of coverage is decreasing. In Amritsar and east UP, visibility was better compared to Sunday. Its presence is mainly being felt in west UP and Delhi. However, once the fog lets up, Delhi will witness another spell of smog. Humidity has fallen by 10-15% but it is still quite high," added Jenamani.
IGI Airport saw CAT-II operations with runway visual range (RVR) on the new runway going down to a low of 450m while operations on the main runway were being carried out in CAT-I conditions as RVR went down to only 725 m. "Fog would be dense in nearby cities around midnight, but since domestic flights are few at this hour there would not be any severe flight disruption. On Tuesday, light to moderate fog may be expected in the city," said Jenamani.
22/11/11 Times of India
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