Delhi Records Minimum Temperature Of 4.3, Air Quality Continues To Be Severe
Delhi on Saturday received some respite from the dense fog that had engulfed the national capital for nearly a month.
On Saturday Delhi woke up to moderate fog, which once again disrupted train services from and to the national capital.
Several trains, including Gorakhdham Superfast and New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express, were running late, leaving passengers stranded at the New Delhi Railway Station.
Cold wave continues in Delhi
While the fog conditions have improved, there is no let-off from the severe cold in Delhi.
On Saturday morning the minimum temperature recorded in Delhi was 4.3 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
IMD said that the minimum temperature in Delhi will rise to 6 degrees Celsius on Sunday and to 8 degrees Celsius by Monday, as a western disturbance approaches the northern plains.
Second coldest Republic Day?
On Friday, the national capital had recorded a minimum temperature of 4.7 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal. This was DelhiˇŻs lowest minimum on Republic Day in the last three years and the second lowest in the last decade.
The lowest minimum temperature Delhi has ever recorded on Republic Day was 2.1 degrees Celsius in 2021.
Delhi AIQ in severe?
Meanwhile, the air pollution levels in Delhi continue to be concerning as the overall Air Quality Index at 9 am on Saturday was at 402 under the 'severe' category, according to the data by the Central Pollution Control Board.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
No GRAP Stage 3 in Delhi
This was the third severe air quality day in Delhi this week. Despite this, the Commission for Air Quality Management on Friday decided to watch the situation for a day or more before invoking stricter curbs under Stage III of the Centre's air pollution control plan called the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR, as forecasts suggested that the situation may improve.
Stage 3 curbs include a ban on non-essential construction work and the plying of BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers in Delhi-NCR.
The GRAP restrictions were earlier revoked on January 18, after the air quality improved in the region.
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