In Pictures: Cold wave continues in Delhi

SUMMARY

Delhi, which is witnessing the longest spell of cold weather in the last 22 years, woke up to a blanket of dense fog engulfing most parts of the national capital on Monday morning, disrupting rail, road and air traffic adversely.

By CNBC-TV18Dec 30, 2019 11:55:45 AM IST (Updated)

Fruit sellers wait for customer amid dense fog early morning in New Delhi. Delhi, which is witnessing the longest spell of cold weather in the last 22 years, woke up to a blanket of dense fog engulfing most parts of the national capital on Monday morning, disrupting rail, road and air traffic adversely. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A man drinks water after eating from a roadside snack vendor amid dense fog early morning in New Delhi. The average minimum temperature on Monday morning in the NCR was recorded at 4 degrees celsius. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A woman covers her child under a blanket and sits outside a temple with others amid dense fog early morning in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Met Department said that the mean temperature for December 2019 till Sunday was 19.07 degrees celsius and it is "most likely to become second coldest December since 1901", behind 17.3 degrees Celsius in December 1997. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Since December 14, the national capital has been experiencing "severe cold days" with the average minimum temperature on Sunday morning being recorded at 3.4 degrees celsius, four notches below what is considered normal for this time of the year. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Due to the cold wave, there was dense fog in the morning at Palam which reduced visibility to 150 meters. At Safdarjung, there was moderate fog with a visibility of 600 meters. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Thirteen trains were delayed for up to six hours due to fog. Sixteen flights were diverted and four cancelled from the Delhi airport. (Photo: IANS)

People warm themselves up in front of a bonfire amidst early morning dense fog in New Delhi. Delhi is likely to get some relief from the intense cold wave as the wind direction is expected to change, the Met Office said. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)