{"id":346659,"date":"2023-11-21T02:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T08:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=346659"},"modified":"2023-11-21T02:38:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T08:08:07","slug":"dense-fog-disrupts-flight-operations-at-srinagar-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/dense-fog-disrupts-flight-operations-at-srinagar-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Dense fog disrupts flight operations at Srinagar airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dense-fog-disrupts-flight-operations-at-Srinagar-airport-1-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-346660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/11\/Dense-fog-disrupts-flight-operations-at-Srinagar-airport-1-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/11\/Dense-fog-disrupts-flight-operations-at-Srinagar-airport-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/11\/Dense-fog-disrupts-flight-operations-at-Srinagar-airport-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/11\/Dense-fog-disrupts-flight-operations-at-Srinagar-airport-1-696x387.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/11\/Dense-fog-disrupts-flight-operations-at-Srinagar-airport-1-1068x594.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/11\/Dense-fog-disrupts-flight-operations-at-Srinagar-airport-1-756x420.jpg 756w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/11\/Dense-fog-disrupts-flight-operations-at-Srinagar-airport-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dense fog has caused disruptions in flight operations at the Srinagar international airport and the morning traffic as the cold wave strengthens its grip on Kashmir.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A dense fog cover engulfed most parts of Kashmir, affecting traffic in the early hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The fog has delayed morning flights on Monday and Tuesday. The visibility remains poor in the early hours,&#8221; an official of the Airport Authority of India said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The declining temperatures have dipped below freezing point, with&nbsp; various areas across the valley marking their coldest nights over the last some days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shopian in south Kashmir recorded a bone-chilling low of minus 3.9 degrees Celsius, while Srinagar city itself dropped to minus 1.2 degrees Celsius on Monday night, according to the Meteorological Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cold spell has been widespread, with Qazigund hitting a low of minus 0.8 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg ski resort at minus 0.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam at minus 2.9 degrees Celsius, and Pulwama at minus 2.7 degrees Celsius.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The temperature drop has prompted discussions about closing schools for younger students. The Private Schools Association of Kashmir has urged the administration to declare winter vacations for primary classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visibility remains poor during the early hours, affecting travel and necessitating caution during this period, as mentioned by an official from the Airport Authority of India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dense fog has caused disruptions in flight operations at the Srinagar international airport and the morning traffic as the cold wave strengthens its grip on Kashmir.\u00a0 A dense fog cover engulfed most parts of Kashmir, affecting traffic in the early hours. &#8220;The fog has delayed morning flights on Monday and Tuesday. The visibility remains poor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":346660,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[17607,17608,16010],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346659"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346661,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346659\/revisions\/346661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/346660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}