Visibility dips as Delhi-NCR faces dense fog, orange alert issued

On 29 December, a thick fog descended on Delhi-NCR, sharply reducing visibility and disrupting daily lives. Commuters and travellers encountered significant difficulties due to the thick fog, leading to severe traffic jams, delayed flights, and widespread disruptions in travel schedules. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for very dense fog on Monday, with maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 22 degrees Celsius and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively. Take a look at the pictures of the near-zero visibility and eerie stillness of the Monday morning commute under the orange alert.

Braving the biting cold, people are seen walking along a road amid dense fog in New Delhi.

A man with his bicycle walks along a road as a dense layer of fog blankets the area in New Delhi.

School children, braving the freezing temperatures, walk down a road in New Delhi, as dense fog reduces visibility on a cold winter morning.

A man sits in an e-rickshaw, surrounded by his belongings, amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in New Delhi.

A man cleans the car amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in New Delhi.

A pedestrian crosses a road as a dense layer of fog blankets the area, affecting visibility on a winter morning in New Delhi.

A person walks along a road as a dense layer of fog blankets the area, affecting visibility on a winter morning in New Delhi.

Delhi residents face near-zero visibility while crossing a city road amidst the season's heaviest morning fog.