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NEW DELHI: A dense furniture of smog blanketed ample parts of Delhi-NCR connected Sunday. According to real-time readings shared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Air Quality Index (AQI) levels remained successful the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ class astatine respective locations. India Gate and Kartavya Path recorded an AQI of '381', portion Anand Vihar and Ghazipur touched '438'. At ITO, the AQI stood astatine '405' connected Sunday morning.According to AQI categorisation, 0-50 is 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor', and 401-500 'severe'. Footage shared from India Gate, ITO and Ghazipur showed dense grey smog limiting visibility. The haze extended crossed arterial stretches, including those adjacent Kartavya Path.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) had activated each measures nether Stage-IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) crossed Delhi-NCR, reserved for the astir terrible aerial contamination episodes.According to PTI, aggregate flights and trains experienced delays owed to dense fog connected Sunday.
IMD issues orangish alert
IMD idiosyncratic RK Jenamani said winds failed to assistance the fog layer, keeping temperatures low. “Similar conditions prevailed successful December 2019 erstwhile the maximum somesthesia dipped sharply connected December 17 and 18,” helium said.
The IMD has issued an orangish alert for parts of the superior for Sunday, informing of dense to precise dense fog and cold-day conditions. Visibility is expected to stay debased during aboriginal greeting hours, portion the maximum somesthesia is apt to enactment betwixt 16°C and 18°C.The Met department’s classification places visibility nether 50 metres arsenic ‘very dense fog’, 50-200 metres arsenic ‘dense fog’, and 200-500 metres arsenic ‘moderate fog’.Minimum temperatures dipped to 6.1°C connected Saturday, 2 degrees beneath normal. Night-time temperatures are forecast to hover betwixt 7°C and 9°C done Sunday.
IndiGo issues advisory
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Thank you for your patience and understanding," the hose said successful a statement.
Flight delays and cancellations
Over 500 flights were delayed and 138 cancelled astatine Delhi airdrome connected Saturday. Delhi Airport initiated low-visibility procedures during the aboriginal hours arsenic conditions deteriorated.On Saturday, Delhi registered the season’s archetypal “cold day”, with maximum temperatures dipping sharply. Safdarjung recorded 16.9°C, 5 degrees beneath normal, portion Palam logged 16.3°C. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said some stations met the conditions for declaring a acold day. Visibility dropped to 200 metres astatine Safdarjung from 3am, and remained betwixt 200 and 400 metres for astir 10 hours earlier marginal improvement.
Region-wide disruptions
Dense fog crossed bluish India has affected aviation done the week. On 17 December, much than 800 flights were delayed and 200 cancelled, officials said. On Friday, implicit 700 delays were recorded alongside 177 cancellations, including 4 planetary services. Transport authorities person urged caution for roadworthy question arsenic visibility remains unpredictable during late-night and early-morning hours. Experts pass the wintertime months could bring prolonged episodes of dense fog and toxic smog, arsenic emissions harvester with stagnant, acold air.
