The national capital as well as the entire North Indian belt continued to be in the grip of severe cold and fog on Wednesday, with the minimum temperature in Delhi recorded at 10°C.
Dense fog and cold weather conditions continue to hamper train movements to and from the national capital, with two dozen long-distance trains running behind schedule by up to eight hours or more.
As the heat is mounting up in the national capital, an expert from India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that there is a poor possibility of heatwave conditions in Delhi-NCR.
"As the daytime temperature in Delhi crosses more than 40 degrees Celsius during the summer season this is detrimental to the health of the children and adolescents studying in schools. The rise in temperature in NCR has led to the increased instance of heat-related illness," it said.
Taking to Twitter, several users began posting jokes and funny images relating to the ongoing cold wave which has overtaken the city of Delhi over the past few months.
India Meteorological Department on Saturday predicted a rise in both maximum and minimum temperature of about 2-3 degrees is very likely from December 27-30, 2022
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