New Delhi : 16 trains delayed as dense fog obstructs visibility across North India. Freezing weather situations continue to send shivers across North India along with dense fog in the morning. A thick layer of fog was seen in parts of north India including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, which led to low visibility in some areas of these states causing problems to the commuters. Due to the dense fog today morning, sixteen trains are running on several Northern Railways routes, as per railway statement.

Northern Railway covers the states of Jammu-Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh, and the Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh. The trains that are running late due to low visibility and other operational issues include Amritsar-Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express, H Nizamuddin-Renigunta, Kushinagar Exp, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Special, Shaan-e-Bhopal Express, and Danapur-Pune Special.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi remains in the middle-end of the 'Very Poor' category, however, it is expected to improve by Sunday due to surface winds under the influence of a fresh Western disturbance, predicted the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR)-India.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, visibility recorded in Palam at half-past six in the morning was 300 meters.

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