Dense fog engulfs Delhi; flight, train services hit
A thick blanket of fog engulfed New Delhi on Monday morning, affecting train and flight operations as visibility dropped drastically, with some observatories recording it at zero metres.
The minimum temperature settled at 2.6 degrees Celsius at the Safdarjung observatory, four notches below the season’s average, and humidity was 100 per cent. The minimum temperature at Palam was recorded at 2.9 degrees Celsius, Lodhi Road at 2.2 degrees Celsius while at Ayanagar it was recorded at 2.5 degrees Celsius
Delhi’s air quality index was in the severe category at 450 at 8:38 AM.
