Heavy fog engulfing the national Capital on Sunday led to the cancellation of at least 13 trains, including the Patna Rajdhani Express. However, no flights were cancelled at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
“At least 88 trains were running behind schedule and around 38 trains were rescheduled,” said a Northern Railway official. “The 22823 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was running 22 hours behind schedule and 12303 Poorva Express was running late by 29 hours, the official said further.
Among 13 cancelled trains were 12310 Patna Rajdhani Express, 12393 Sampoorna Kranti Express and 22811 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express.
“The trains, including Rajdhani running behind schedule between two and four hours were 54 while 11 trains had to be cancelled due to bad weather. However, the flight operations at the Delhi Airport were normal. All the arrivals and departures till 10 AM were on time,” according to the Delhi International Airport limited (DIAl).
The relative humidity level oscillated between 31 and 92 per cent. The official also said that the visibility recorded at Safardarjung Observatory at 8.30 AM was 1,200 metres while the same at Palam Observatory was 1,000 metres.
On Saturday, the minimum temperature had settled at 12.3 degrees Celsius the maximum was pegged at 26.8 degrees Celsius.
The nights are getting colder as the winter season has arrived in the city. Citizens have started wearing woolens marking the arrival of the December which brings a month of celebrations with Christmas and New Year.
According to the Indian Metrological Department (IMD), the visibility conditions would improve on Monday.
“Delhi sky will remain clear however mist fog can be witnessed in the wee hours on Monday. The maximum and minimum temperature would be around 26 degree Celsius and nine degree Celsius respectively,” said a senior IMD official.