Thick fog in Delhi disrupts road, train services (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A dense fog cover enveloped the national capital Monday morning, with low visibility level slowing down vehicular movement on roads. Train services were also disrupted with over 40 trains running behind schedule.
The city woke up to a dense fog. At 8.30 a.m., the visibility was reduced to 200 metres, and road traffic was forced to slow down to a crawl.
“I had a tough time steering through fog. But this is just the beginning. It might get worse as the temperature dips,” said Vivek Shukla, a school cab driver.
The fog also threw train schedules out of gear.
“Over 40 trains were running behind schedule by several hours and as of today 29 trains have been cancelled. Dense fog across many parts of north India today (Monday) affected rail services. The departure of four trains from Delhi has been rescheduled due to dense fog in the capital,” a Northern Railway spokesperson said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the fog will clear as the day progresses.
“As the sun comes out, the thick fog will clear, although hazy conditions will prevail all day,” an IMD official said.
“The minimum temperature was 5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the average for this time of the season. The maximum is expected to hover around 18 degrees Celsius,” he added.
On Sunday, the minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded at five and 23 degrees celsius.
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