This Article is From Dec 26, 2014

Foggy Friday Morning in Delhi Delays 61 Trains

Foggy Friday Morning in Delhi Delays 61 Trains

Dense fog on the streets of Delhi considerably decreasing the visbility.

New Delhi: It was a chilly Friday morning in the capital with accompanying dense fog delaying over 61 trains.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 6.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average.

The Indian Meteorological department or MeT, however, forecast a clear day ahead.

Visibility at 8.30 a.m. was 700 metres while it was 300 metres at 5.30 a.m.

An official of the Northern Railway said that at least 61 trains were running late while 11 were rescheduled and six cancelled.

"There was a dense fog in the morning, but the day will be mainly clear," said a MeT official. The day's maximum temperature is likely to hover around 16 degrees Celsius.

Thursday's maximum temperature went six notches below the season's average at 16 degrees Celsius while the minimum was six degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average

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