Dense fog covers Delhi, flight & train services badly hit (In pics)

Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 17:46 [IST]

New Delhi, Dec 16: Dense fog enveloped the national capital on Monday with the visibility reduced to less than 50 metres at the airport. Flight services were severely hit and one of the runways had also to be shut. Many trains were also cancelled and delayed, sources in the railways said.

It was the first major fog in the national capital this winter and the Twitter was abuzz.

The sun couldnt make it to Delhi yet, this morning. Loving the Dilli ki sardi! The boots and the scarves and the overcoats! 😁
— Nikita Singh (@singh_nikita) December 16, 2013

I am under house arrest right now. Wife is refusing to let me venture out in this crazy zero visibility fog. #Delhi
— Kartik Dayanand (@KartikDayanand) December 16, 2013

They should declare December as the work-from-home month in Delhi. #Brrr
— Sameer Puri (@purisameer) December 16, 2013

Proof that the real winter has arrived in Delhi: dense fog, many flights cancelled
— Shivam Vij (@DilliDurAst) December 16, 2013

Officials said the situation may deteriorate further during this week.

In Gurgaon

Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam blanketed by a thick fog at Delhi-Gurgaon National Highway in Gurgaon on Monday.

In New Delhi

Commuters, wrapped in woollens, wait for bus at a Bus Stop amidst fog in New Delhi on Monday. Normal life in the capital was disrupted on Monday due to fog.