A weather official, however, has forecast a fog-free Makar Sankranti Tuesday when lakhs of people will take a dip in the state's holy rivers.

Met Office director J.P. Gupta told IANS the weather would remain unchanged for the next 48 hours, and the city and the nearby areas are likely to experience moderate to heavy rainfall Jan 17-18.

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Over two dozen trains were running several hours behind the schedule, a senior railways official said.

He added that the 20 passenger trains which were cancelled earlier this month due to fear of fog would not be given green signal till the weather clears.

The morning flights' schedule remained unchanged as the visibility improved here Tuesday, an official at the Chaudhary Charan Singh Amausi airport said.