Cold wave: Delhi schools shut till January 11

January 07, 2014 09:57

Following the worst fog of the last eight years, the Delhi government has announced leave for all schools from January 7 to 11.

Due to fall in the temperature and dense fog today morning, air, road and rail traffic in the national capital was badly effected.

Fog and cold wave hit normal life here as the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) airport was forced to shut down partially for around three hours early today after extremely poor visibility on the runway.

The national capital woke up to a foggy morning today with the minimum temperature settling down at 6.4 degree Celsius, one degree below normal.

The thick blanket of fog had descended last evening leading to disruptions in flight operations and delay in train movement. The fog, however, cleared as the day progressed.

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