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North India is within the grip of a chilly wave because the temperatures dropped on Monday. Dense fog blanketed the nationwide capital whereas the temperature was recorded at 9.4 levels Celsius, in keeping with the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Visibility dropped to 125 meters in a number of elements of Delhi, and most elements of the National Capital Region (NCR) additionally skilled low visibility. On Sunday, the minimal temperature had settled at 9.1 levels Celsius. Due to the chilling chilly, many sought refuge at evening shelters in numerous elements of the nationwide capital.
Similar scenes unfolded elsewhere, with locals gathering close to fires within the Lodhi Road space to hunt consolation. Visuals from Lodhi Road, Munirka, RK Puram, and Ring Road close to AIIMS depicted a thick layer of fog hanging overhead, with only some autos and commuters venturing out into the streets.
Additionally, Delhi’s air high quality on Monday remained within the ‘very poor’ class, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hovering round 400, in keeping with information supplied by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). An AQI between 0 and 50 is taken into account good, 51 and 100 passable, 101 and 200 average, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, 401 and 450 extreme, and above 450 severe-plus.In response to the prevailing situations, all non-essential development work has been banned within the Delhi-National Capital Region.
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