New Delhi: An Air India flight from Mumbai to Chandigarh was stranded in Delhi on Thursday due to a sandstorm raging in Chandigarh. All flight operations have been suspended at Chandigarh airport due to poor visibility following dust storm, ANI reported. A massive dust storm also hit parts of Delhi-NCR on Saturday. While conditions have been hazy in Delhi since morning, no flights have been cancelled so far.
News agency ANI reported that the plane did not receive permission to reach Chandigarh because of low visibility due to an intense sandstorm there. Earlier on June 2 a thunderstorm claimed the lives of 17 people and left nine others injured in western Uttar Pradesh (UP), said PTI. Flight operations were severely hit and 27 flights were diverted between 5 pm and 6 due to rain and dust storm, reported ANI.Several parts of north and north-western India is currently in the grips of a severe dust storm due to sand-bearing winds blowing in from Rajasthan. This has also led to a sudden increase in pollutant levels - especially in Delhi - reaching alarming levels.
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News agency ANI reported that the plane did not receive permission to reach Chandigarh because of low visibility due to an intense sandstorm there. Earlier on June 2 a thunderstorm claimed the lives of 17 people and left nine others injured in western Uttar Pradesh (UP), said PTI. Flight operations were severely hit and 27 flights were diverted between 5 pm and 6 due to rain and dust storm, reported ANI.Several parts of north and north-western India is currently in the grips of a severe dust storm due to sand-bearing winds blowing in from Rajasthan. This has also led to a sudden increase in pollutant levels - especially in Delhi - reaching alarming levels.
14/06/18 Times Now News
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