Very Dense Fog, Zero Visibility In Delhi-NCR Once more, AQI Dips; Over 100 Flights Delayed At IGI
New Delhi: Flights and trains have been disrupted on Friday morning as dense fog blanketed the Delhi-NCR area, decreasing visibility to zero. The Indian Meteorological Division (IMD) warned of reasonable to very dense fog in components of North India, together with Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
The IMD reported that Palam has skilled zero visibility since 4:30 IST, with southeasterly winds blowing at 6-8 kmph. At Safdarjung, visibility has been diminished to simply 50 meters resulting from dense fog since 5:30 IST, with calm winds, the IMD stated.
The IMD recorded Delhi’s minimal temperature at 9.6°C. The utmost and minimal temperatures are anticipated to vary between 6°C and 20°C.
Flights Delay
The Delhi Worldwide Airport Restricted (DIAL) reported flight delays resulting from fog, with a median delay of 41 minutes. Greater than 100 flights have been delayed on the Delhi airport on Friday morning as low visibility circumstances persevered, in line with FlightRadar24.
#WATCH | Visibility diminished to zero as a blanket of dense fog witnessed in components of Delhi-NCR
(Visuals from Rajokri space) pic.twitter.com/Pw89P7oavt
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IndiGo, in a put up on X at 5:04 a.m., suggested passengers to examine flight standing updates earlier than heading to the airport.
At 5:52 a.m., airport operator DIAL acknowledged on X that whereas dense fog has affected flight departures, CAT III-compliant flights are persevering with to land and take off from Delhi airport.
Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport (IGIA) within the nationwide capital manages roughly 1,300 flight operations every day.
Prepare Disruptions
Prepare and flight disruptions resulting from thick fog have been frequent in North India in latest weeks, resulting in widespread delays and cancellations.
Air High quality Drops
Delhi’s air high quality worsened, with the AQI reaching 408 at 6 a.m., falling into the ‘extreme’ class from ‘very poor,’ as per Central Air pollution Management Board information.
Air air pollution worsened on Thursday, with Delhi’s 24-hour common AQI rising to 357, up from 297 a day earlier. This prompted the Fee for Air High quality Administration to reintroduce Stage 3 curbs beneath the Graded Response Motion Plan (GRAP).
Stage 3 features a ban on non-essential development work and restrictions on BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel automobiles in Delhi and NCR. Courses as much as Grade 5 should swap to hybrid mode, with choices for on-line studying. Non-essential diesel-operated items automobiles with older requirements are additionally restricted.
GRAP, enforced throughout winters, categorizes air high quality into 4 levels: Stage I (Poor), Stage II (Very Poor), Stage III (Extreme), and Stage IV (Extreme Plus).
Delhi continues to wrestle with rising air pollution and climate challenges as winter intensifies.
