Delhi reels under ‘cold day’ conditions, AQI remains ‘severe’
The IMD forecast "dense fog" during the early hours of Thursday with the minimum and the maximum temperatures hovering between 7 and 19 degrees Celsius respectively.
The IMD forecast "dense fog" during the early hours of Thursday with the minimum and the maximum temperatures hovering between 7 and 19 degrees Celsius respectively.
The increasing pollution in the city has escalated concern among the residents, who claimed that they are having difficulty breathing.
Unfavorable meteorological conditions with slower wind speed and sudden spike in farm fire incidents are attributed to the dip in air quality. An AQI between 401 and 500 is categorized as severe.
At one point on Thursday, AQI level in some parts of the national capital was at an alarming 999, the highest possible level in the index.
There was a dense fog cover over the city on Friday as the air-quality turned severe. The minimum temperature was…