Be careful! Delhi-NCR again turned into a gas chamber...
The cold wave that has been wreaking havoc in delhi for the last few days continues on wednesday as well. people are forced to take the help of bonfires due to shivering. Meanwhile, the pollution level in delhi once again reached a dangerous level. Due to the AQI going above 400 on monday night, the government implemented the Graded Response Action Plan 4. The pollution level reached a more dangerous level on Wednesday as compared to Tuesday.
According to Delhi Real Time Air Quality, the pollution level in delhi was recorded at a dangerous level at 6.45 am on Wednesday. The highest AQI was recorded in Narela at 784, Bhalswa landfill at 739, punjabi Bagh at 646, Alipur at 633, Dwarka at 632, Jangpura at 618, Vasandhra Enclave at 615, rohini at 599, Shahdara at 585, Hastsal at 583 and Bali nagar at 515 which falls in the critical category. AQI reaching this level can prove fatal for people's health.
IMD's yellow alert
The weather department has predicted dense fog on Wednesday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 24 degrees Celsius and 6 degrees Celsius respectively. The IMD has issued a dense fog alert for delhi NCR during December 18 to 20. Further decrease in maximum and minimum temperatures is expected from Thursday.
Minimum temperature 2 degrees below normal
The minimum temperature in delhi on tuesday - december 17 - was recorded at 5.9 degrees Celsius, which is 2.2 degrees below normal. While the maximum temperature was 24.4 degrees Celsius, which is two degrees above normal. There was no cold wave in any part of delhi on Tuesday. The humidity level during the day was between 67 percent and 97 percent. Let us tell you that on monday - december 16 - after the pollution level reached the severe category, GRAP-4 was implemented in Delhi. From Tuesday, schools in Delhi are again running in hybrid mode.
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