A thick blanket of fog has also engulfed the national capital reducing visibility in parts of the national capital. Train and flight services have also been disrupted due to the dense fog in Delhi and surrounding areas.

At least four flights to and from Delhi airport are delayed and at least one flight has been cancelled due to fog.

Due to dense fog, only CAT IIIA and CATIII B compliant aircraft and pilots can operate. Passengers have been requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information, the Delhi airport said.

9.8 temperature was recorded in Delhi’s on Friday, which is likely to fall by 0.2 during next 24 hours.

IMD said the minimum temperatures over the plains of North India is very likely to rise by 3-4 by the morning of January 18.

On January 15, 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.

Pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 remained prominent in the air of the five immediate neighbours of Delhi, according to the air quality index (AQI) maintained by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

According to the index, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.

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The Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning was recorded 366 in Delhi’s ITO, 309 in RK Puram, 313 in Anand Vihar, and 339 in Wazirpur. All of the above areas were marked categorised as “very poor” areas, according to the data provided by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).

An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.

On Wednesday, Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the “poor” category even as pollution levels decreased slightly.

The Delhi government has launched a massive campaign to fight air pollution in the national capital. The drive is being led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Environment Minister Gopal Rai.

Among various measures to curb air pollution, the Delhi government has banned the use of electricity generators starting today (October 15).

To curb the decline of air quality in the capital, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Wednesday issued directions to ban the use of diesel generators in the city under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

The direction comes at a time when the air quality in Delhi-NCR has been dipping due to the arrival of the winter and stubble burning by farmers in the neighbouring states – Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, etc.

As Delhi braces for months of poor air quality, experts have claimed that increased levels of air pollution can further worsen the coronavirus situation in the national capital.

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