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There is no respite from the harsh cold in entire North India including Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana. There has been a slight increase in the minimum temperature, yet the chill has not reduced. Cold day conditions prevailed in many places in the country.
Due to dense fog, some flights had to be canceled in many parts of the country and there were many delays. Train operations were also affected and 22 trains to and from Delhi were delayed. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), a cold day occurs when the minimum temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is 4.5 to 6.4 degrees Celsius below normal.
Private sector airline Indigo said that due to dense fog, its flight operations from Jaipur, Patna and Amritsar were affected. It had to cancel four flights and delay several more. Northern Railway said that trains coming to Delhi from different parts of the country were running late. These include August Kranti Rajdhani Express, Bangalore-Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express, Jammu Tawi-New Delhi Rajdhani.