Due to heavy fog and unfavorable weather conditions, travel by passenger train and aircraft to and from the National Capital remained disrupted on Tuesday. A fog layer engulfed the nation’s capital, causing multiple flights at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport to experience delays. There was a five-hour or longer delay in schedule for the Arond 28 long-distance trains to Delhi. The minimum and maximum temperatures in Delhi were predicted by the India Meteorological Department to be 7 and 18 degrees Celsius, respectively. Tuesday morning in Delhi, however, the minimum temperature recorded was 6.9 degrees Celsius.
According to Northern Railways, 28 trains, including Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Rajendranagar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Bangalore-Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express, Azamgarh-Delhi JN Kaifiyat Express, Banaras-New Delhi Express, and Katihar-Amritsar Amrapali Express, faced delays ranging from 2 to 5 hours.
IMD has predicted moderate fog till January 26 in the National Capital, with foggy conditions expected on January 27 and 28.
People on Tuesday sat around the bonfire to keep themselves warm as the cold wave continued in Delhi.
Meanwhile, dense to very dense fog conditions are likely to prevail in the morning over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Uttar Pradesh until January 26 morning, according to the IMD.