Delhi: 13 trains delayed as visibility hindered due to dense fog

Due to poor visibility caused by a veil of dense fog that blanketed the national capital on Thursday morning, numerous Delhi-bound trains were delayed, according to the Northern Railway.

Following a reduction in visibility due to fog, 13 Delhi-bound trains are running late, according to the Northern Railway.

Northern Railways' CPRO stated, “About 13 trains running late for today, including Howrah-New Delhi Express, Puri-New Delhi Express, Gorakhpur-New Delhi Express, Mumbai-New Delhi Express, Kanpur -New Delhi Express." 

The minimum temperature in the city was 8 degrees Celsius at 7 a.m. today, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the maximum is forecast to reach 18 degrees Celsius.

Furthermore, visibility in the national capital's Palam region has been reduced to 50 meters today.

"Dense fog is being reported at 0830 hrs IST over Delhi (Palam 50m), Punjab (Amritsar 50m), Haryana (Karnal and Hissar 50m each), UP (Lucknow 50m), northwest MP (Gwalior 50m) Bihar(Patna and Gaya 50m), Sub Himalayan West Bengal (Cooch Behar 50m) and Assam (Dhubri 50m)," IMD tweeted today.

In the national capital, people were also spotted soothing themselves by building a campfire despite the frigid weather.

Meanwhile, despite reduced visibility due to fog, flight operations at the Delhi airport were routine on Thursday morning.

"Low visibility procedures are in progress at Delhi airport. All flight operations are presently normal," says Delhi International Airport Limited.

The airport authorities also asked that all passengers contact the airline in question for the most up-to-date flight information.