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New Delhi: Delhi is continuously struggling with toxic air pollution. The air quality index (AQI) surpasses 400 in many parts of Delhi-NCR. Despite the strictness of the Central and Delhi Government, the air quality shows only marginal improvement. In such a situation, people are forced to breathe polluted air. On the other hand, three Delhi-bound Vistara flights were diverted on Saturday due to low visibility at the Delhi airport. One flight was diverted to Ahmedabad, while two flights were diverted to Jaipur.
A total of 18 flight operations disrupted at the Delhi airport were redirected on Saturday morning due to unfavourable weather conditions, as confirmed by an official. The official specified that these flights were rerouted to alternative airports, including Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, and Amritsar.
Vistara Airlines mentioned in a pots on X, “Flight UK954 and Flight UK928 from Mumbai to Delhi (BOM-DEL) were diverted to Jaipur.”
According to the posts, Flight UK954 arrived in Jaipur at 8:42 a.m., while Flight UK928 was expected to arrive at 9:45 a.m.
Similarly, Flight UK906 from Ahmedabad to Delhi (AMD-DEL) was diverted to Ahmedabad and was expected to arrive at 10:00 a.m.
“Flight UK906 from Ahmedabad to Delhi (AMD-DEL) has been diverted to Ahmedabad (AMD) due to low visibility at Delhi airport and is expected to arrive in Ahmedabad (AMD) at 1000 hours,” said Vistara Airlines in a post on X.
The visibility in several parts of Delhi on Saturday was relatively low, as the air quality in several areas of the national capital was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category. Multiple areas of the city were also covered with a layer of smog.
As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in Anand Vihar and Ashok Vihar was recorded as ‘Very Poor’. Anand Vihar had an AQI reading of 388, while Ashok Vihar had an AQI reading of 386 at 6 a.m. on Saturday.
As per the official data, the AQI reading at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) was 375 at 10:00 a.m.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday that Grap-3 has been lifted in the national capital but the government is trying to ensure that Grap-1 and 2 are strictly implemented.
The air quality index from 0 to 100 is considered ‘good’, 100 to 200 ‘moderate’, 200 to 300 ‘poor’, 300 to 400 ‘very poor’ and from 400 to 500 or above ‘severe’.
