Foggy day in Delhi, trains disrupted (Second Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Dense fog wreaked havoc in the capital Thursday, affecting trains and flights and also claiming the life of a 30-year-old.
Fog reduced visibility to 100 meters in the morning.
While 80 Delhi bound-trains were delayed, 24 flights took off late due to the thick blanket of fog.
The fog also affected power supplies.
“Few of the 220 KV transmission lines tripped due to heavy fog. The problem started occurring around 1 pm. The dust and the other pollutants in the air get deposited on the insulators and occasionally lead to tripping of the lines,” a Delhi Transco official said.
A 30-year-old BPO employee was crushed to death on Outer Ring Road near Masjid Moth in south Delhi when a businessman rammed his car into his motorcycle after being blinded by fog early Thursday, police said.
It was a cold day, with the minimum temperature settling two notches above average at 8.6 degrees.
While the maximum temperature was recorded at a below average 19.3 degrees, humidity wavered between a high and low of 100 percent and 75 percent.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the maximum and minimum temperatures Friday are likely to hover around 20 and 12 degrees respectively.
The Met department has forecast rain later Friday after a foggy morning.
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