New Delhi: Thirteen trains were delayed than their expected schedule owing to increase weather conditions on Thursday.
About 13 trains running are late on Thursday including Howrah-New Delhi Express, Puri-New Delhi Express, Gorakhpur-New Delhi Express, Mumbai-New Delhi Express, Kanpur -New Delhi Express, said CPRO, Northern Railways, according to Prasar Bharti.
Moderate fog has been witnessed in the northern regions on Thursday. Dense fog is being reported at 830 AM over Delhi (Palam 50m), Punjab (Amritsar 50m), Haryana(Karnal and Hissar 50m each), UP(Lucknow 50m), northwest MP(Gwalior 50m) Bihar(Patna and Gaya 50m), Sub Himalayan West Bengal (Cooch Behar 50m) and Assam (Dhubri 50m), according to the India Meteorological Department tweet.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category (318) (as of 9 am on Thursday), data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) showed.
It is to be noted that AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe. There are chances that more trains may get canceled in the next two days as rains have been predicted in the northern states.
Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, and north Rajasthan are likely to receive widespread rainfall from January 21 to January 23 under the influence of a fresh western disturbance, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The IMD has also forecast a partly cloudy sky for Delhi-NCR for the next six days, PTI reported. Delhi has been reeling under a cold wave spell for seven days in a row since January 13. During this period, there was a layer of moderate fog/low cloud over Delhi NCR, preventing the sunlight to reach the surface, the weather department said.
Meanwhile, flight operations at the Delhi airport were normal on Thursday morning despite low visibility due to the fog.
“Low visibility procedures are in progress at Delhi airport. All flight operations are presently normal,” said Delhi International Airport Limited, according to ANI. The airport authorities further requested all passengers to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information.
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