Uttarakhand Weather: In Uttarakhand in the morning and evening, from the mountain to the ground, the cold is causing trouble. There is a possibility of very dense fog in the Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts on Tuesday. In view of this, a yellow alert has been issued.

Team Jagran, Dehradun: Uttarakhand Weather: In Uttarakhand, in the morning and evening, from the mountain to the ground, the cold is causing trouble. However, there was relief on Monday as it was a sunny day in most parts of the state. However, as soon as the evening came, the mercury started diving and people were forced to hide in their homes.

Director of the Meteorological Center Bikram Singh said that the weather is likely to remain dry in the state till January 6. There is a possibility of very dense fog in the Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts on Tuesday. In view of this, a yellow alert has been issued.

Temperature of major cities on Monday

• city, max, min
• Dehradun, 20.6, 6.3
• Mussoorie, 16.4, 5.1
• Haridwar, 19.2, 7.2
• Rishikesh, 20.7, 7.1
• Nainital, 14.5, 5.1
• Udham Singh Nagar, 18.5, 7.1
• Mukteshwar, 13.4, 1.6
• Tehri, 12.1, 3.1
• (Note: Temperature is in degrees Celsius.)

Morning air services were affected due to dense fog from Dehradun

Morning air services are being affected due to dense fog at Dehradun airport. On Monday too, due to fog, a flight coming from Delhi had to be diverted, which was later canceled.

And two flights reached the airport late. Fog is affecting the air services operating at Dehradun Airport located at Jollygrant.

Due to dense fog in the region on Monday due to low visibility at the airport, the 7.20 am Alliance Air flight from Delhi had to be diverted and later canceled.

At the same time, the Indigo flight coming from Delhi at 8.45 in the morning reached 11.50 in the afternoon. No flight could land at the airport till 10 am.

After this, Indigo’s flight coming from Ahmedabad at 10.30 in the morning could also reach the airport after one and a half hours at 12. Earlier on Sunday too, one flight reached the airport one hour late and the other had to be diverted.

Passengers taking advantage of air services are also facing problems due to messing up of air services. When the weather cleared in the afternoon, other flights continued to operate as usual.

Kalinga Utkal four hours late

The effect of dense fog is also affecting rail services. Kalinga Utkal (Puri Express), which operates between Puri and Yoganagari Rishikesh, was also delayed by about four hours on Monday due to fog. Last few days also Kalinga Utkal Express reached Yognagari Rishikesh late due to fog.

This train operates daily between Rishikesh – Puri. This train reaches Yoganagari Rishikesh station at 9:50 PM. Whereas it leaves from here at 5:35 am.

On Monday night, this train could not reach Yoganagari at its scheduled time. Station Superintendent GS Parihar said that Kalinga Utkal is expected to reach here at 1:50 pm. Due to the late arrival of the train, this train can also be rescheduled in the return direction on Tuesday.