Delhi-NCR air quality in ‘severe’ category; flights, trains cancelled due to dense fog
The air quality in Delhi has deteriorated along with the dip in the mercury. Parts of the national capital are engulfed in a dense layer of fog. Flights and trains have also been cancelled due to low visibility.
FollowThe air quality in Delhi deteriorated to the 'severe category' with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 492 on Saturday, as per data provided by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
Dense fog engulfed parts of Delhi and the national capital region (Delhi-NCR) early Saturday morning leading to poor visibility in several areas. Northern India continues to reel under the cold wave and extreme weather conditions.
In light of this fog, 14 trains are running late in the Northern Railway region, the Indian Railways informed.
Owing to the poor visibility, Delhi Airport put out an advisory for passengers post-midnight saying passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information. “Due to dense fog, only CAT IIIA and CATIII B compliant aircraft and pilots are able to operate. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information, Any inconvenience is regretted,” the airport tweeted at 1.30 am today.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported dense and very dense fog from north Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Assam and Tripura at 5:30 am in the morning.
IMD added the minimum temperatures over the plains of North India is very likely to rise by 3-4 by the morning of January 18.
On Friday, Delhi's minimum temperature rose to 6.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal due to partly cloudy weather, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The maximum temperature stood at 20.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal.
The air quality was in the 'severe category' in Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Faridabad and 'very poor' in Gurgaon on Friday.
