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Ash clouds from volcanic enactment successful Ethiopia are drifting towards China and volition determination distant from India by 7.30 p.m. connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Ash plumes from the caller eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano successful Ethiopia impacted formation operations successful India connected Monday (November 24, 2025).
Forecast models indicated ash power implicit Gujarat, Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025), the IMD said.
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IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the ash clouds are drifting towards China and volition determination distant from Indian skies by 7.30 p.m.
According to the IMD, Hayli Gubbi, a shield volcano successful Ethiopia's Afar region, erupted connected Sunday (November 23, 2025), producing a ample ash plume that roseate to astir 14 km (45,000 ft).
The plume dispersed eastward crossed the Red Sea and towards the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent.
"High-level winds carried the ash unreality from Ethiopia crossed the Red Sea to Yemen and Oman and further implicit the Arabian Sea towards occidental and bluish India," the IMD said successful a connection It said the IMD intimately monitored outer imagery, advisories from Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) and dispersion models.
Its Met Watch Offices successful Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata issued ICAO-standard Significant Meteorological Information (SIGMET) warnings to airports.
These advisories included directions to debar affected airspace and formation levels identified successful the VAAC bulletins.
The IMD said continuous monitoring of MET and ash advisories is utilized for formation planning, including adjustments to routing and substance calculations based connected alternate paths.
Flights implicit the portion whitethorn look rerouting, longer formation times oregon holding patterns, the Met bureau added.
