Delhi-Haryana reels under cold wave, trains services affected

NEW DELHI: Delhi and parts of Haryana reeled under severe cold wave and fog conditions, affecting trains services. 

Thirty-nine trains were delayed while 15 cancelled and 11 rescheduled as low visibility dropped in 

As per the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature will be 25 degree Celsius, with lows of five degrees.

Thick fog engulfs Haryana's Faridabad pic.twitter.com/vxhxPqkrTE

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Dense fog is expected to continue through the day. 

The air quality level continued to be poor

Air Quality Index of Delhi's Lodhi Road area; prominent pollutants PM 2.5 at 229 and PM 10 at 249 pic.twitter.com/mh97MjvyId — ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2018

On Wednesday morning, a dense layer of fog engulfed the national capital and its neighbourhood regions - Noida and Gurgaon. 

Severe cold conditions are expected to continue over the next few days, said the Indian Metereological Department.