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New Delhi: On Saturday, many flights have been delayed due to dense fog in Delhi. According to officials, 11 international and five domestic flights have been delayed as vast swathes of north India including Delhi felt the drop in temperature and increased fog.
The Meteorological Department said the minimum temperature was recorded at 14 degrees Celsius in Palam near the airport.As the chill tightened its grip on the national capital, many were seen huddling around bonfires to keep themselves warm. In the face of the biting cold, many were also seen taking refuge at a night shelter at AIIMS.
Similar scenes were seen elsewhere, where homeless people were hiding in heavy blankets and quilts in rain shelters in the Lodhi Road area. The mercury may drop further in Delhi in the coming days. In this case, if the fog around the airport increases, then there may be problems in the operation of the planes.
According to SAFAR-India (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research), Delhi’s overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category at 8.07 am on Saturday.
