28 Trains Cancelled, 10 Rescheduled Due To Dense Fog In NCR

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New Delhi, Jan 5: Air and train services were badly disrupted this morning after dense fog enveloped large parts of northern India since Wednesday night.

Northern Railway has cancelled 28 trains, rescheduled 10 trains and partially cancelled 12 trains.  Nearly 53 trains are running late, says a press release.

(details of cancelled/rescheduled trains given below)

Delhi was blinded by dense fog on a chilly morning today slowing down traffic on roads and disrupting air and rail traffic.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 8.6 degree Celsius, two degrees above normal, early this morning, the MeT Department said.

Fog descended on the capital this morning and the visibility fell to near zero level, they said.

The dense fog had some effect on the operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport where around 15 flights were delayed.

Road traffic was slowed down due to fog and drivers switched on fog lights to negotiate through Delhi streets.

The Weatherman has predicted thunderstorms with rain tomorrow with temperature oscillating between 11 and 20 degree Celsius.

Shimla : The hills and valleys of Himachal reeled under piercing cold as sky remained heavily overcast and day temperatures dipped in most parts of the state.

Heavy overcast during the day forced people to stay indoors as mercury dipped to 0.1 deg C in Shimla after mild rains this evening.

Manali recorded minimum temperature at zero degree while Solan, Bhuntar, Sundernagar and Una recorded a low of 0.6 deg C, 1.6 deg C and 2.7 deg C, 3.4 deg C respectively.

The Pangi tribal valley in Chamba district was cut off from the rest of the state following heavy snowfall on the Saach Pass. The other route via Rohtang pass was earlier closed due to heavy snow.

Meanwhile, the higher hills in tribal area of Chamba, adjoining Pir Panjal hills in Jammu and Kashmir have reportedly received intermittent snowfall since today morning.

The high-altitude passes such as Jalsu, Chobia and Kugti had also been closed due to heavy snowfall, reports said.

The tribal areas of Kinnaur, Lahaul and Spiti and Pangi shivered under cold wave conditions with minimum temperatures ranging between minus 12 and minus 23 degree while the day temperatures hovered around the freezing point.

The local MeT office has predicted widespread snow, rains and thunderstorms at many places in the state with further fall in mercury.

Srinagar :  Fresh snowfall and rains lashed Kashmir bringing respite to residents from the month-long intense cold wave as the night temperatures rose by several degrees across the region.

Rains lashed the summer capital here as the minimum night temperature rose from minus 3.1 degrees Celsius to 0.7 degrees above the freezing point, a MeT official said.

Srinagar recorded 0.2 mm rainfall overnight, he said. High altitude areas of the Valley, including the famous skiing resort of Gulmarg, are witnessing fresh snowfall since last afternoon.

The official said Gulmarg resort, 52 kms from summer capital Srinagar, received two inches of snow and remained the only exception in the Valley where the minimum night temperature dipped.

Gulmarg, which is the star attraction for tourists visiting the Valley during winters, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 9.1 degrees Celsius, a decrease of 1.9 degrees from yesterday.

Snowfall and rains also lashed parts of north and south Kashmir, the official said.

He said the mercury in south Kashmir gateway town of Qazigund rose to zero degree Celsius and recorded 4.1 mm rain and snowfall.

The north Kashmir frontier town of Kupwara also recorded an increase in the minimum temperature as the rains and snowfall also lashed the region.

Kupwara town recorded 6.0 mm rains and snowfall, he said. The frontier areas, located close to the Line of Control, Gurez, Tulail received two inches of snow, Z-gali received six inches of snow, and Furkian Top received four inches of snow.

The Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir where mercury rose by 1.5 degrees to settle at minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, recorded 6.0 mm rain and snowfall, the official said.

The weather department has forecast moderate to heavy rains and snowfall in parts of the Valley over the next two days.

The department also issued an advisory warning land and air transport systems of the state may be disrupted as the western disturbances, which cause rains and snowfall, over the state are likely to intensify.

Kashmir Valley had been reeling under intense cold since start of ‘Chillai Kalan', a forty-day period of extreme chilling weather, on December 21, has witnessed this periods first snowfall.

Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in Leh town of remote Ladakh region rose by nearly seven degrees to settle at minus 6.0 degrees Celsius, while in nearby Kargil town the night temperature was recorded at minus 12.4 degrees Celsius, the official said.