Delhi: Cold weather conditions lead to poor visibility

Minimum temperature in Delhi on Wednesday was recorded at 5 degree Celsius, with dense fog and deteriorating air quality. The cold weather conditions created poor visibility.

The air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR) continued to deteriorate, falling into the ‘Very Poor’ category as per data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).



According to TV reports, Delhi's overall AQI breached 440 on Wednesday.

Other cities in the National Capital Region (NCR), including Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad are witnessing similar weather conditions along with poor AQI.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted similar weather conditions to persist throughout the week with temperatures ranging from a minimum of 5 degree to 15 degree Celsius. Additionally, a cold wave warning has been issued for Wednesday with temperatures set to hover at around 21 degree Celsius during the day.


On Monday, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) had re-imposed Stage-IV (‘Severe+’) measures from the updated Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to combat the worsening air quality.

In a tweet, the CAQM announced, “Considering the rise in the AQI of Delhi owing to highly unfavourable meteorological conditions and absolute calm wind conditions, the CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP called for an emergency meeting.” Following this, the committee decided to impose Stage-IV measures across the entire National Capital Region (NCR) with immediate effect.