A thick blanket of fog engulfed Delhi on Tuesday morning, reducing visibility to zero and disrupting train schedules, officials said.
\nA total of 39 trains were running late as of 6 am. Some trains were delayed by 30 minutes, while others were running up to four hours behind schedule.<\/p>\n
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), “Zero visibility has prevailed over Palam since 4:30 IST, with southeasterly winds blowing at 6-8 kmph.” At Safdarjung, visibility remained limited to a minimum of 50 metres in dense fog since 5:30 IST, with calm winds, the IMD added.<\/p>\n
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 8.9 degrees Celsius, 1.5 notches above normal, while the air quality was recorded in the poor category.<\/p>\n
According to the CPCB air quality bulletin, the AQI at 9 am was recorded in the poor category with a reading of 256.<\/p>\n
The IMD has predicted dense to very dense fog for the day, with the maximum temperature likely to settle around 19 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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