Early morning sun rays paints the Vijayawada city in gold, as it travels through a thick sheet of fog. According to IMD the temperature was 17.2 degree celsius at 8.30 a.m. on January 18, 2012. Photo:V. Raju
A scene at East Delhi area on a foggy morning. Dense fog descended on the Capital early on Wednesday morning, reducing visibility to almost nil and severely affecting air traffic at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Photo: S. Subramanium
With temperature plummeting, morning fog poses serious problems on Vijayawada roads, with vehicle users finding it difficult to navigate in low light conditions. Photo: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar.
A scene at Akshardham flyover, in New Delhi. The temperature dropped with the minimum settling at 5.6 degrees Celsius, which was one degree below normal and almost half of Tuesday's minimum temperature of 9.3. Photo: V. Sudershan
A view of Khammam-Vijayawada road under the cover of fog at Damasalapuram on January 18, 2012. Photo: G.N. Rao
For the second day in succession, dense fog enveloped New Delhi and visibility fell to near-zero level, leading to cancellation and delaying of several flight operations in New Delhi on January 19, 2012. Photo: V.V. Krishnan
An Air India aircraft readying for a take off at the T3 terminal of IGI airport. As many as 12 flights have been delayed and 10 cancelled at the Delhi airport and at least 17 trains are reported to be running behind schedule. Photo: V.V. Krishnan
The minimum temperature recorded at New Delhi was 4.8 degree Celsius, two degrees below normal and down from the previous day’s 5.6 degrees. On Wednesday, the maximum was recorded at 15.5 degree Celsius, five degrees below normal. This photo was taken on January 19, 2012. Photo: V.V. Krishnan
A view of hosue boats at Dal Lake during a fresh snowfall in Srinagar. The city witnessed a slight respite from the extreme cold weather since a spell of snowfall led to increase in the minimum temperature, though mercury has remained sub-zero. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
Stranded trucks at Jawhar Tunnel, 125 km south of Srinagar on January 19, 2012. The mountainous 300-km long key Srinagar-Jammu highway which connects Kashmir with the rest of country, remained closed due to heavy snowfall. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
A family enjoys a Shikara ride on the world famous Dal Lake during a fresh snowfall in Srinagar on January 19, 2012. Mercury in the summer capital Srinagar settled at a low of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
Two people walk through the dense fog in Chennai. Bangalore and Chennai also witnessed coldest days as the region came under an intense cold spell this week with temperatures dipping below the normal levels, on January 18, 2012. Photo: R. Shivaji Rao