Poor visibility due to fog lead to the cancellation of 16 trains while no major impact on air services was felt on Monday as Delhi International Airport limited (DIAl) confirmed the "zero" cancellation of flights. According to a Met department official, visibility was recorded at 400 metres at Safdarjung and 300 metres at Palam observatory.
Many people were stranded as 82 trains were delayed. A Northern Railway official said 23 trains were rescheduled as the visibility dropped to non supported conditions for railway operations.
The 14005 lichchvi Express was running 34 hours behind its schedule, 12459 Amritsar New Delhi Express was running 30 hours late and 12401 Islampur-New Delhi Magadh Express was delayed by 25 hours, the official added.
Meanwhile, according to the Delhi International Airport limited, which manages operations at the Indira Gandhi International airport here (IGIA), said no flight was cancelled on Monday.
The officials described visibility as "manageable" and said there was no major impact on flight operations due to the weather conditions. General visibility was 200 metre and runway visibility was 800 metres at 7 am.
According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), visibility may improve as the day progresses. The minimum temperature was recorded at 11 degrees Celsius which was two notches above normal, the Met official said.
Humidity was recorded at 98 per cent at 8.30 AM.The weatherman has predicted clear skies for the day with the maximum temperature expected to settle at 26 degrees. On Sunday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 12.4 degrees Celsius while maximum was pegged at 26.4 degrees Celsius.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) also hovered above 300 in the "very poor" category in the morning, according to System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).