Fog cripples railway movement in north India

A blinding layer of fog over north India and the eastern parts of the country on Sunday affected the movement of over 480 trains even as an intense cold wave walloped the plains including Delhi where the minimum temperature plunged to a numbing 19 degrees CelsiusDelhirsquos minimum temperature was lower than most of the places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand for the fourth consecutive day according to the meteorological departmentldquoAround 335 trains have been delayed 88 cancelled 31 diverted and 33 short terminated due to foggy weatherrdquo a railway official saidThe Delhi International Airport Limited tweeted that flights which are not CAT III compliant may get affected Passengers have been advised to contact the airline concerned for updated flight informationAlso read Cold wave dense fog to abate from Jan 10 in Delhi IMDAround 25 flights were delayed Sunday morning officials said According to the India Meteorological Department IMD visibility levels dropped to zero meters at Bhatinda and Agra 25 metres at Patiala Chandigarh Hissar Alwar Pilani Ganganagar Lucknow and Cooch Behar 50 metres at Amritsar and Ludhiana Ambala Bhiwani Palam Delhi Fursatganj Varanasi Meerut Gaya and DhubriA severe cold wave walloped Delhi on Sunday with the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory the cityrsquos primary weather station plunging to 19 degrees Celsius the lowest in January in two yearsWith frosty winds from the snowclad mountains pounding northwest India including Delhi the weather stations at Lodhi Road Ayanagar Ridge and Jafarpur logged a minimum temperature of 28 degrees 26 degrees 22 degrees and 28 degrees Celsius respectivelyIt was the fourth day on the trot that the national capitalrsquos minimum temperature was lower than most of the hill stations in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand including Chamba 82 degrees Dalhousie 82 degrees Dharamshala 62 degrees Shimla 95 degrees Hamirpur 39 degrees Manali 44 degrees Kangra 71 degrees Solan 36 degrees Dehradun 6 degrees Mussoorie 96 degrees Nainital 62 degrees Mukteshwar 65 degrees and Tehri 76 degrees according to the IMD The mercury dropped to 14 degrees Celsius in Haryanarsquos Hisar 28 degrees Celsius in Punjabrsquos Adampur minus 05 degree Celsius in Churu and 15 degrees Celsius in Pilani in Rajasthan 32 degrees Celsius in Prayagraj and 38 degrees Celsius in Varanasi in Uttar PradeshThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever