Dense fog in Delhi-NCR affects travel in early hours, AQI in ‘poor’ zone

Delhi and the NCR region woke up to a dense fog cover at several places and moderate fog at many places, which had an impact on travel due to the affected visibility, causing delays, and delays in trains and flights.

The Delhi Airport advised passengers to contact airlines concerned for flight timings and updates, informing them that the operations had to be switched under the CAT- III conditions amid the fog situation, which may cause delays.

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Notably, CAT-III allows aircraft landing in extremely low or near-zero visibility using advanced systems when runway visibility drops below 300 meters.

Talking of the NCR cities like Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh, the visibility, which was affected by fog, had an impact on those travelling to their workplaces in the morning hours, who had to face inconvenience.

Meanwhile, Delhi’s minimum temperature on Tuesday settled at 9.4 degrees C, which was a notch above the season’s average.

People continued to feel the winter chills with the presence of calm winds that enhanced the chill factor.

There is a likelihood that the air quality index may rise a little due to the low temperature and meteorological conditions; however, it shall stay in the poor zone, as per the forecast by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.

City’s average air quality index continued to remain in the poor category with an index value reading of 260 at 10 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

According to the weather office, mist and shallow fog are likely to be present at night, while the maximum temperature during the day could hover around 20 degrees C.

The weather office has forecast similar weather conditions for Wednesday, suggesting that the sky would remain partly cloudy and there would be moderate fog at many places, while dense fog at isolated places in the city during the morning hours.