Bone-chilling cold grips Gurugram, temperature dips to 0.6°C
The lowest temperature recorded in Gurugram has hit a new low. The minimum temperature dipped sharply to 0.6 degrees Celsius this morning.
The lowest temperature recorded in Gurugram has hit a new low. The minimum temperature dipped sharply to 0.6 degrees Celsius this morning.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi recorded the coldest morning of the ongoing winter season with a minimum temperature of 2.9 degrees Celsius today.
In the national capital, a thick layer of fog mixed with smog covered several areas during the early morning hours. Pollution levels slipped into the ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ categories.
Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to 402 today morning, pushing the national capital into the ‘severe’ pollution category.
Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category on Sunday morning with Air Quality Index (AQI) 0f 391.
Delhi’s winter air pollution crisis has been a perennial challenge, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) peaking at alarming levels year after year.
The amendment is part of the government’s push to reduce air pollution under the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Act of 2021.
The AQI of Delhi was recorded at 364 at 7 AM on Sunday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Gopal Rai further mentioned that he thinks that if the people in Delhi plan on avoiding of burning crackers, Delhi would not witness any smog a day after Diwali, that we see every year.
During the first six months of the current year, Delhi experienced a remarkable increase in the number of days categorised as 'Good to Moderate' on the AQI.
