Winter is here: NDMA issues dos and don\'ts to deal with cold wave



Winter is here: NDMA issues dos and don'ts to deal with cold wave

Winter is here: NDMA issues dos and don'ts to deal with cold wave

Cold waves continued to grip North India due to fall in temperature on Monday morning.  A thick blanket of fog on Monday morning made matters worse for residents even  as the temperature fell to 5.1 degree Celsius at around 0630hrs.

Several flights got delayed due to poor invisibility. A thick blanket of fog was also witnessed in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad. The snowfall in the hilly areas has increased the icy winds in parts of North India.

As per Skymet weather, minimum temperatures to remain below normal by 3 to 4° C in the coming days as well. Shallow to moderate fog will prevail during morning hours and a sunny sky will persist during the day. The pollution level is also likely to maintain at the same levels.

As the temperature will continue to fall in Delhi NCR, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA), has released several methods to escape the wrath of cold waves on its Twitter page.

The temperature on Monday dropped well into single digits even as pollution levels skyrocketed to levels almost as toxic as in the immediate aftermath of Diwali this year.  The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed that the Air Quality Index (AQI) rose to the 'severe' level at 450 in Delhi. AQI was at 571 on November 8 - the day after Diwali. Areas like Wazirpur, Ashok Vihar and Anand Vihar were the most hazardous.