Delhi experienced its coldest morning of the season on Friday with the minimum temperature dropping to 3.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, the weather department said.
The cold conditions disrupted road, rail, and air travel, mainly due to thick fog. At least 23 trains heading to Delhi experienced delays ranging from one to six hours. With the mercury dropping, the power demand in Delhi surged to 5701 MW at 10:49 am on Friday, the highest ever for the winter months. It broke the previous all-time winter high of 5611 MW recorded on January 10 and 5559 MW recorded on January 5.