Delhiites Shiver as India's Northern Region Experiences Coldest Winter in Over a Century

New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s capital has been experiencing its coldest December since 1901, with dense fog, cold waves, and the mercury dropping to just one degree sending shivers down the spines of Delhites.

On Monday, the Indian capital New Delhi woke up to a hazy morning, quivering at 2.5 degrees Celsius. 

Metro lines, trains, and flights running within and towards New Delhi have been delayed, cancelled or diverted last minute due to almost “no-visibility”, adding to the inconvenience of residents as well as travellers.

As a virtual warm hug to conquer mutual suffering, netizens took to Twitter and shared videos, pictures and one-liners with fellow frostbitten office-goers.

How, how do I drag myself to work in this?#DelhiWinters pic.twitter.com/XYNg4X3lEX

— Rituparna Nath (@Rituparna_Nt) December 30, 2019

#DelhiWinters
these is the best way to avoid cold while you are in train pic.twitter.com/ZUD04NuTYr

— bhavik kakadiya (@bhavik6151) December 29, 2019

When u wake to this😘😘😘
& still have office to go😣😣😣#awesomemausam#DelhiWeather #DelhiWinters #delhifog pic.twitter.com/P2diyEDgq6

— Ashish आशीष (@ashisharies174) December 30, 2019

Winter is coming in Delhi 😬☁️🤪
The minimum temperature recorded on Today stood at 2.5 degrees Celsius. #DelhiWeather#DelhiWinters #Delhi #WeatherView pic.twitter.com/6S6OY25TNx

— Ajay (@Ajay_Sharma96) December 30, 2019

Delhi-NCR at 9:00 AM today! #DelhiWinters #DelhiWeather pic.twitter.com/WuQboNTfU8

— Abhinav Prakash (@Abhina_Prakash) December 30, 2019

About to close in on the year with no visibility #delhi #fog #DelhiWinters pic.twitter.com/78bP0GS2ul

— Neha ठा-kar (@nehathakar) December 30, 2019

*South Delhi girl's commode during winters*#DelhiWinters pic.twitter.com/6Na6TtILfj

— Tweetera🐦 (@DoctorrSays) December 29, 2019

​#DelhiWinters has consistently been trending on Twitter in India.

Due to the fog, visibility on the roads in the national capital region (NCR) has been reduced to a minimum.

On Sunday night, a car carrying six people skidded off a road and fell straight into a canal in Noida, a satellite city inthe national capital region because of low visibility. All of the passengers, including two minors were killed in the accident.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi witnessed its 16th consecutive “severely cold day” on Sunday, 29 December.

Train and Air services were also badly affected, with airlines announcing delays on social media.

#6ETravelAdvisory: Due to poor visibility in #Delhi, our flights are impacted. Do keep a track of your flight status at https://t.co/TQCzzy2a2s. For rescheduling/cancellation, please visit Plan B https://t.co/Oq5OqwbyNF. You may also chat with us at https://t.co/tBjQsmj0MT.

— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) December 30, 2019

#TravelUpdate pic.twitter.com/URYQf7nXyf

— Vistara (@airvistara) December 30, 2019

#WeatherUpdate Due to bad weather at Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights might get affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status via https://t.co/u9dvEZRAK7.

— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) December 29, 2019

​Northern Railways had to press snow cutters into service in the Kashmir region to restore train services, as the region was completely enveloped in snow.

Dedicated Loco Pilot, the WDS-4 Loco & non-dispensable Snow Cutter are at work for creating safe & clear rail tracks ahead of passenger train operations on picturesque snow cover Banihal-Srinagar section in #KashmirValley India.@RailMinIndia @PiyushGoyalOffc@GM_NRly @drmfzr pic.twitter.com/qXZNs1V0Vs

— Northern Railway (@RailwayNorthern) December 30, 2019