Severe cold is falling in Delhi, mercury recorded below 5 degrees, air pollution increased the problem.

Delhi Weather Update: The minimum temperature in the national capital Delhi on Thursday morning dropped by 2.6 degrees Celsius as compared to the previous day. Due to this, the minimum temperature fell three degrees Celsius below normal, due to which people here are feeling the severe cold. According to the Meteorological Department, today on Friday (December 20), there may be moderate or dense fog with fog in the morning, while the sky will remain clear during the day.

The minimum temperature in Delhi today is likely to be 6 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is likely to be 24 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department, there may be moderate to dense fog in the morning for the next two days. Because of this, the Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for two days. The minimum temperature in Narela on Thursday was 4.5 degrees Celsius. Due to this, it was the coldest in Narela. Also, there was moderate level fog in most areas of Delhi.

AQI ‘dangerous’
With increasing cold in the capital, pollution is also increasing. Due to this, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi continuously remained more than 400 and due to smog and fog in the morning, the Air Quality Index of Delhi was recorded at 458 at 6 am on Friday. Due to this, the air quality again reached dangerous category.

Due to increasing pollution in Delhi, many strict restrictions have been imposed under Group 4, but despite this, the situation does not seem to be improving. Despite strict measures including a ban on construction activities and trucks in the city, many areas saw a significant increase in pollution.

Experts have considered the decline in wind speed as the main reason for the sudden increase in pollution. He said that due to low wind speed, local pollutants have accumulated in the atmosphere. Which is sure to have an impact on the climate of Delhi.