Fog engulfs Delhi, minimum temperature was 10.8 degrees Celsius

New Delhi: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the National Capital had a low temperature of 10.8 degrees Celsius at 5:30 am on Friday, accompanied by a layer of fog.

As Delhi’s temperatures continued to plummet, homeless people sought shelter in night shelters in reaction to the cold weather.

To help the homeless, the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has erected 235 pagoda tents. AIIMS, Lodhi Road, and the Nizamuddin flyover are among the locations in the national capital where night shelters have been erected.

According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) statistics, Delhi’s air quality remained “very poor” on Friday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 350 at 7 am. The Central Pollution Control Board said that the air quality in the nation’s capital was in the “very poor” category on Wednesday, with an AQI of 327 at 8 a.m.

The following categories are used to classify an AQI rating: 0–50 means good, 51–100 means acceptable, 101–200 means moderate, 201–300 means poor, 301–400 means extremely poor, and 401–500 means severe.

Despite the cold, many still go to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, to take a sacred plunge during the Maha Kumbh. At 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Prayagraj’s lowest recorded temperature was 16 degrees Celsius.

Beginning on January 13, Maha Kumbh will last till February 26. The three other important “snan” days in Maha Kumbh are February 26 (Maha Shivaratri), February 12 (Maghi Purnima), and February 3 (Basant Panchami—Third Shahi Snan).

cold”>With temperatures in many places falling to single digits, cold weather continues to have an impact on people’s everyday lives in Jammu and Kashmir. At 5:30 am on Friday, Srinagar reported a temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius. According to India Meteorological Department data taken at 5:30 am on Friday, other reported temperatures were -2 degrees Celsius in Gulmarg, -0.8 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam, 2.6 degrees Celsius in Banihal, and 2.2 degrees Celsius in Kupwara.

A cold wave, according to the IMD, occurs when a station’s lowest temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below for plains and 0 degrees Celsius or lower for hilly areas.