Light rain in many parts of Delhi, fog prevails in the city
New Delhi: On Friday morning, a layer of fog obscured the city, making it difficult to see, and light rain fell in a few areas of the nation’s capital. The India Meteorological Department reports that Friday’s high temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, with the lowest recorded temperature being 12 degrees Celsius.
Delhi is expected to see a “thunderstorm with rain” on Friday and Saturday, according to the IMD. More rains are predicted to fall on the city as a result.
“The weather has improved, and it feels like Kashmir,” said Deepak Pandey, a local. Traveling is now possible due to the good weather. Despite the cold, the amount of pollutants has dropped due to the rain.
According to Raman Kushwaha, a Madhya Pradesh visitor, “It’s freezing. Although there has been some light rain, the weather is still suitable for travel. Additionally, pollution has decreased.
The rain brought lovely weather and thick fog to the region, according to images taken from Kartavya Path.
According to statistics from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s air quality index remained in the “very poor” category at 371 as of 7 am.
At 7 a.m., the AQI was 398 at Anand Vihar, 340 at IGI Airport (T3), 360 at Aya Nagar, 345 at Lodhi Road, 380 at ITO, 315 at Chandani Chowk, and 386 at Punjabi Bagh.
After the air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) improved, the central government’s air quality monitoring body on Tuesday withdrew Stage IV (‘Severe+’) measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
Nonetheless, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said on December 24 that measures taken under Stages I, II, and III would continue to be implemented in order to stop any further decline in air quality.
Following an improvement in Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) on December 24, the decision was made.
Forecasts from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) indicated that favorable weather conditions, particularly increased wind speed, were responsible for the improvement in air quality.
When AQI values were above the 400 threshold on December 16, Stage IV measures were first implemented in accordance with the Supreme Court’s orders.
The measures, which included prohibitions on building, industrial operations, and the admission of nonessential vehicles into Delhi, were intended to reduce the extreme levels of pollution.
Based on the severity of the Air Quality Index (AQI), Delhi-NCR has established a series of emergency measures known as the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to combat air pollution.
