Pollution increased with smog in Delhi, AQI increased to 500 (PTI)
Due to snowfall in the mountainous areas, winter has swept the entire country. According to the IMD announcement, there is a possibility of severe winter due to La Nina this time. In addition to the drop in temperatures, fog has also begun in most of the country’s federal states, making it difficult for people to get around. At the same time, residents of the national capital Delhi (Delhi Weather) and NCR are facing the double attack of dangerous air pollution along with dense smog.
The Meteorological Department said Monday (November 18) was the coldest day of the season in Delhi. According to the department, residents of Delhi and NCR will have to face dense fog for the next 5 days. According to the IMD forecast, the maximum temperature in Delhi today, November 19, is expected to be 25 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature to be 14 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for light to moderate fog in and around Delhi during the afternoon and evening. Meanwhile, Delhi is slowly turning into a gas chamber. Many AQIs in the national capital have crossed 450.
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Delhi became a gas chamber
The highest air quality index in Delhi was 494 on Monday, which was the highest till date, but as of 3:00 am on Tuesday, the average air quality index in Delhi reached 495. Delhi has become completely in a gas chamber. In most areas of Delhi, the AQI has reached 500 or more. If we talk about the air quality index in different areas of the national capital at 3:00 am on Tuesday,
snowfall in kashmir
The Meteorological Department said that the temperature in Sonamarg of Ganderbal district was recorded at -5.3 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest temperature of this season so far. However, according to the Meteorological Department, there is no chance of snowfall during the next week (Jammu Kashmir Weather Update). Due to snowfall, Kashmir is covered in a white sheet. A cold wave is also occurring in the valley.
What will the weather be like in Bihar and UP?
People of Bihar also started feeling cold. Due to the winds, there was a large drop in the minimum temperature in the state, which reached 14-15°C. In the afternoon and morning you see fog everywhere. UP’s climate is also changing rapidly. The state’s temperature continues to drop. According to the department’s forecast, the temperature in the state will continue to drop in 2 to 4 days. The department has issued a yellow alert today in many areas of the state.
