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New Delhi: The country’s capital Delhi is witnessing a triple attack of cold, fog and pollution. Delhi and North India are experiencing severe cold. Cold (Cold, ) winds have increased the chill in the plains. Along with the cold, fog is also becoming dense in Delhi. At the same time, Mumbai is also seen wrapped in a blanket of smog. The increasing pollution has made Delhi’s atmosphere more poisonous. The situation has become so bad that it is becoming difficult to breathe. Be it the elderly or children, everyone is in a bad condition. Breathing in bad air has led to panting. Pollution had definitely reduced in the air after the rains in the past few days. But now again the air of Delhi is becoming suffocating continuously. Today at 6 am, Delhi’s average AQI was recorded at 441. Whereas in many areas of the city, the air has become so poisonous that the AQI has crossed 450.
Just look at the condition of Mumbai in the morning fog
On Tuesday, the minimum temperature in Delhi reached 5.9 degrees Celsius, which is 2.2 degrees below normal, while the maximum temperature was 24.4 degrees Celsius, which is two degrees above normal. The Meteorological Department has also issued a forecast of dense fog. Fog is seen in Delhi even today. Dense fog has also been predicted for 19 and 20 December. There was no cold wave in any part of Delhi on Tuesday. But today the cold wave has started again. The Meteorological Department has predicted dense fog on Wednesday. During this time the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 24 degrees Celsius and six degrees Celsius respectively.
Layer of smog in Mumbai
According to the Central Pollution Control Board, a thin layer of smog is looming over many parts of Mumbai city as the air quality here is in the ‘moderate’ category. Smog was also prevalent in Mumbai in the last week of November. Mumbaikars started their morning today with thick smog. Which is also affecting the visibility. People were seen taking morning walks in the smog in Mumbai’s Nariman Point and other coastal areas.
Dense fog will increase in Delhi
The main source of pollution in Delhi is the emission from vehicles, which contributes 18.8 percent to PM 2.5. At present, stubble burning has no contribution in Delhi’s pollution, because the stubble burning season in Punjab and Haryana is over.
Delhi’s chill increases due to snowfall in the mountains
The effect of continuous snowfall in the mountainous region is now clearly visible in the plains. This is the reason why the mercury has started falling in the plains. This trend of falling temperature will continue in the coming days as well. Srinagar and the high altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are experiencing severe cold these days. As a result, the temperature is continuously going down in almost the entire North India including Delhi. Severe cold has started in many areas of UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana.
There will be no significant change in minimum temperature in the western Himalayan region during the next 2 days and it is likely to fall by 2-3 degrees Celsius during the subsequent 3 days. There is no possibility of any significant change in minimum temperature in the plains of northwest India during the next 4-5 days. Minimum temperature is likely to increase by 3-5 degrees Celsius in central and west India during the next 4-5 days. Minimum temperature in eastern India is likely to increase by 2-3 degrees Celsius during the next 3 days and there will be no significant change thereafter.
Many strict restrictions imposed under GRAP-4
Due to increasing pollution in Delhi, many strict restrictions have been imposed under GRAP-4. But despite this, the situation does not seem to improve. Despite strict measures including a ban on construction activities and anti-truck movement of trucks in the city, many areas saw a significant increase in pollution. According to CPCB data, Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI was recorded in the ‘severe’ category at 4 pm on Tuesday at 433 as against 379 on Monday. The last time Delhi’s AQI was recorded in the ‘severe’ category was 412 on November 23.
Where is the cold wave going on in the country
Cold wave is going on in most parts of the country. The Meteorological Department has said in its latest update that for the next few days, people will experience severe cold wave in different areas of Madhya Pradesh. At the same time, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and different areas of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan are currently in the grip of cold wave. There are chances of frost in the morning in most parts of the country at some places. Due to this, the chill is expected to increase further.
Why has pollution increased again in Delhi’s air?
Experts have considered the main reason for the sudden increase in pollution to be the drop in wind speed. He said that due to low wind speed, local pollutants have accumulated in the atmosphere. Which is sure to affect the air of Delhi. He said that the AQI is likely to remain in the ‘severe’ category for the next two days. In Delhi, monitoring centers located at Mandir Marg, Jahangirpuri, Narela, Nehru Nagar, Patparganj, Punjabi Bagh, Rohini, ITO, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, DTU, Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, Mandir Marg, Pusa, Shadipur have recorded the AQI as ‘severe’.
