Delhi, 16 January: On Tuesday morning, Delhi was once again enveloped in a thick layer of fog, creating low visibility and further adding to the already cold conditions in the city.
With the minimum temperature dropping to 3.5 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average, the city has been experiencing a cold wave for the past couple of days.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that these conditions will continue till Wednesday, with a minimum temperature of 3 degrees Celsius and maximum of 21 degrees Celsius.
An orange alert has been issued by the IMD for very dense fog, causing major disruptions in air and land traffic. Over 70 flights have been delayed and many cancelled, while 30 trains have also been delayed.
The IMD classifies fog intensity into four types and on Tuesday morning, the visibility at Palam and Safdarjung airports ranged from 100 m to 50 m.
The air quality in Delhi also remained in the ‘very poor’ category, with high levels of PM2.5 and PM10 recorded at Anand Vihar area according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
With an Air Quality Index (AQI) of above 400, considered ‘severe’, the city continues to face hazardous levels of air pollution.
