India, Nov. 25 -- The ash cloud from the Hayli Gubbi volcanic eruption in Ethiopia will leave the Indian landmass by Tuesday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

The ash plume traveled across Yemen, Oman and the Arabian Sea on Monday evening and entered Gujarat and Rajasthan. Around midnight, it came near Delhi and through Tuesday it moved across and east and northeast India.

"We are expecting that the cloud will clear up from the Indian region by Wednesday. These are ash particles mainly which are moving at a height of 8km to 15km. So the main impact is on aviation and aircraft operations over Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. We have been issuing those warnings. There is no impact on the surface or the weather....