Bone-chilling cold grips Gurugram, temperature dips to 0.6°C

While the national capital region continues to reel under an intense cold spell, the chill was particularly freezing in the district of Gurugram. The lowest temperature recorded in Gurugram has hit a new low. The minimum temperature dipped sharply to 0.6 degrees Celsius this morning.

Meanwhile, the cold wave continues to grip Delhi as the minimum temperatures plunged to 4 degrees Celsius in the early hours today. The city was engulfed in a thin layer of haze amid intense cold weather conditions.

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The India Meteorological Department has issued a ‘Severe Cold Wave, Very Dense Fog’ warning for Haryana and Delhi.

The outskirts of NCR also witnessed ground frost, which further added to the harsh, dry cold conditions. As per the weather department, temperatures further dropped last night.

IMD forecast suggests that severe cold and dense fog conditions will persist across the region in the coming days.

AQI remains ‘very poor’

Simultaneously, Delhi NCR people are facing air quality issues as the Air Quality Index continues to be in the ‘very poor’ category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall AQI of the national capital stood at 337, as of 8 am today.

AQI levels recorded at different locations in Delhi were as follows: Nehru Nagar at 358, Jahangirpuri at 357, Anand Vihar at 411, Patparganj at 366, RK Puram at 365, Wazirpur 375 and Vivek Vihar 366.