Ranchi: A scheduled flight to Kolkata was cancelled and an incoming flight from New Delhi was delayed by over three hours as dense fog enveloped the state capital on Friday.As rain relented and schools reopened in Ranchi on Friday after a precautionary closure linked to cyclone Arnab, fog affected operations at Birsa Munda airport. “The first Ranchi-bound flight, which was scheduled to arrive at 7:15 am, landed after 11 am as visibility dipped to below 200 metres against the required visibility of 1,200-1,500 metres,” Ranchi airport director Vinod Kumar told TOI.The Ranchi office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), forecast shallow to moderate fog on Saturday followed by partly cloudy sky. Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely at a few places across the state, it said. An alert for rain at isolated places accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 km per hour was issued. Heavy rainfall has been forecast at isolated places in Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur.“In the past 24 hours till 8.30am on Friday, light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms occurred at most places in Jharkhand, while heavy rain was recorded at isolated locations,“ said Abhishek Anand, scientist and deputy director at IMD Ranchi.Latehar’s Balumath recorded the highest rainfall at 111.5mm while Ranchi received 8.5mm of rain, the IMD data showed.
About The Author
