IndiaToday.in | Written by Christopher Gonsalves
New Delhi, January 1, 2018 | UPDATED 09:02 IST
Air Quality Index readings put areas like Shadipur and Dwarka in the 'Hazardous' and 'Very Unhealthy' categories.
Photo courtesy: Twitter/@ANIApart from chilly weather, Delhi witnessed the New Year come in with dense fog. Visibility remained extremely low making travelling by road quite risky.
Sources said that this was probably the season's densest fog in the city. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in areas like Shadipur, Dwarka and Siri Fort were 332, 257 and 388 respectively this morning.
The readings have put these areas between 'Hazardous' and 'Very Unhealthy'. Five domestic and seven international flights were delayed at Indira Gandhi International Airport. One flight was cancelled as well.Visuals of area around the Indira Gandhi International Airport: Dense fog delays five domestic and seven International flights, one cancelled. #Delhipic.twitter.com/lqS9xcZoQ8
- ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2018
Dense fog also enveloped parts of Uttar Pradesh as visibility remained low in Varanasi and train operations were affected as a result of it.Delhi's Shadipur at 332, Siri Fort at 388 (both 'Hazardous'), ITO at 182 (Unhealthy), Dwarka at 257 (Very Unhealthy) in Air Quality Index pic.twitter.com/ypHpXjI9mc
- ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2018
A thick fog cover was seen in the national capital with early morning reports claiming low visibility in Safdarjung. Fifty six trains in Delhi were delayed, 20 rescheduled and 15 cancelled due to low visibility in the region.
(With ANI inputs)