Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Delhiites get respite from cold, no flights delayed

New Delhi: Delhiites on Wednesday got some respite from the biting cold with the minimum temperature settling at 8.6 degrees Celsius, witnessing a rise of 4 degrees, even as 103 trains were affected.
However, flight operations were smooth.

"The minimum temperature recorded this morning was 8.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal. Moderate fog was witnessed in the morning," a MeT official said. The visibility recorded at 8.30 AM was 1500 metres while the humidity was 81 per cent, he added.

According to a Northern Railway official, operations of 103 North-bound trains were affected due to fog. "While 93 trains were running behind their schedule, 2 were cancelled and 8 rescheduled," he said.
31/12/14 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
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