Flights and trains delayed due to fog
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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It was cold in Varanasi since Friday morning due to which people were seen warming themselves by fire. Thursday was the densest and longest fog of the season. According to the data released by the Meteorological Department, there are chances of fog for the next six days. The effect of fog is continuously visible on planes and trains.
Vande Bharat, which reached Varanasi Cantt at 11 pm, reached 15 hours late at 3:15 pm. After that, it left for Delhi at 9.30 pm with a delay of 15:30 hours. At the same time, Sivagangai Express and Delhi Banaras Superfast reached Banaras station 12 hours late. Ashok Kumar, Public Relations Officer of North Eastern Railway, said that due to fog, the morning-bound Shivganga and Delhi Superfast reached Banaras eight and 12 hours late.
Vande Bharat and Shivganga canceled today
According to Station Director Gaurav Dixit, Vande Bharat, which was supposed to arrive at Varanasi Cantt on Thursday morning, was departed at 9.30 in the night, due to which Vande Bharat has been canceled on Friday. Besides, the Northern Railway Administration has also canceled the Sivaganga Express from Varanasi to Delhi on Friday.
Cows are shivering, there is no arrangement for sack
Animal shelter centers do not have complete arrangements to protect them from cold. At some places there is no boundary wall and at some places tarpaulins are torn. There is no provision for sacks to cover the animals. Some animals are also sick in the centres. There are 39 cows in the cow shelter Chhahi of Chiraigaon block, 16 in Jairam, out of which two are sick. There is no boundary wall here. One in 27 cows in Sivo is sick. Tarpaulins have also been installed in animal shelter centers of Rohaniya area, Kanha Upvan Chhitauni, Misirpur, Chhitauni of Kashi Vidyapeeth block, Alauddinpur, Raisipur of Sewapuri block and other blocks.
12 flights cancelled, 10 flights delayed and five diverted
Plane traffic was affected at Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport on Thursday. 12 flights were canceled and 10 flights were delayed from their scheduled departures. Five planes could not reach the runway and were diverted to different airports. Till 12 noon no plane could land on the airport runway. Due to which the passengers created a lot of ruckus at the airport. Among the planes that were cancelled, there were seven planes of Indigo, two planes of Akasa, one plane of SpiceJet and three planes of Air India Express.