NEW DELHI: In the Delhi-NCR region, Fog and zero visibility have affected the movement of trains with at least 24 trains of Northern Railways were reported to be running late on Tuesday. Fog and poor visibility have also affected the flight operations at the Delhi airport, said reports. Due to extremely harsh weather conditions, several people were forced to take refuge in night shelters near Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Connaught Place in the national capital.

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Meanwhile, the Met Department has predicted light rainfall in Delhi and parts of North India from today. According to the  report, the weather in Delhi and adjoining areas in North India is attributed to a current spell of western disturbance. The western disturbance will induce a cyclonic circulation over the northern part of the country that will trigger rainfall at places.

However  the weather office had earlier predicted moderate rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh on Monday evening. It said that the intensity of rain will increase thereafter between February 5 to February 8 in the region. Meanwhile, a heavy blanket of fog engulfed Delhi-NCR on Monday morning with almost zero visibility reported from several areas. At least 27 trains were reported to be running late on Monday and several flights were put on hold due to low visibility. 

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