The Capital woke up to the coldest morning in over half a decade on Monday with temperature plummeting to 4 degrees according to the Met department.
With the resulting fog blanketing Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), both air and rail services were hit.
According to sources, while at least 36 flights - both domestic and international - were delayed, as many as 50 trains weren't running on time.
Meanwhile, the biting cold is feared to have claimed the life of a pavement dweller in east Delhi's Dilshad Garden between Sunday evening and Monday morning. The victim is yet to be identified by the police.
Visibility, the Met said, was expected to be affected throughout the day.
PTI adds:
The thick fog reduced visibility to 50 metres that led to the delayed arrival of 50 trains and the rescheduling of 12.
“Due to the poor visibility the arrival of 50 trains from various parts of the country to the national capital has been delayed while 12 trains have been rescheduled and one has been cancelled,” said an official of the Northern Railway.
The Met Office has forecast a cloudy day ahead with dense fog in the evening.
“Monday ahead will be cloudy and fog is likely to remain through out the day,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 16 degree Celsius.
Humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 97 per cent.
Sunday’s maximum temperature was recorded at 15 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the season’s average while the minimum temperature slumped to 6.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average.
