According to the Indian railways, as many as nine long-distance passenger trains are running behind schedule as a result of the fog and poor visibility on Saturday.

Officials said that the Raigarh-Hazrat Nizamuddin Gondwana Express, Raxaul-Anand Vihar Terminal Sadbhavana Express, and Barauni-New Delhi Clone Special are all running more than three and a half hours behind schedule, respectively.

The Ayodhya Cantt-Delhi Express, the Rajgir-New Delhi Sharmjeevi Express, the Manikpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express, and the Jaynagar-Amritsar Clone Special are also 2:30 hours late.

The Pratapgarh-Delhi Padmavat Express is running one hour and 45 minutes behind schedule.

Due to poor visibility on Friday, more than 12 passenger trains in north India were delayed.

IMD issues alert

The plains of North India (North East) saw the maximum winter in January. However, now the cold has reduced a lot. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for avalanches in the higher mountainous areas and rain in the lower plains for today. Fog is still being seen at many places in the morning and evening.

There is not much hope of any change in the weather in the plains for the next ten days. However, light rain may occur at some places. There will be no rapid increase in the minimum temperature. Apart from this, there is a possibility of light to moderate rains in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala.

Avalanche in hilly areas

In the recent days, the Meteorological Department had issued an alert regarding the avalanche  in the areas of Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi districts of Uttarakhand with a height of 3 thousand meters. It is estimated that an avalanche can occur here anytime due to heavy snowfall. At the same time, continuous snowfall continues in Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir. An alert has also been issued for rain in Himachal today.

Weather conditions in national capital

Talking about the weather of the Delhi, now the winter season has started bidding farewell. The sky is expected to remain clear for the next one week. However, a slight chill will be seen in between due to strong winds. An increase in temperature is also expected in Uttar Pradesh, which is adjacent to Delhi, but due to the fog, people may still have to face some problems.

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