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Delhi's aerial prime continued to stay a superior concern, with the wide Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded astatine 346 astatine 7 a.m. connected Friday (January 16, 2026), placing it successful the 'very poor' category, according to information released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Several areas crossed the nationalist superior reported AQI levels supra 300.
Anand Vihar recorded 354, Ashok Vihar 367, ITO 362, and RK Puram 374. Patparganj recorded an AQI of 372, Wazirpur 374, Chandni Chowk 370, and Dwarka Sector 8 369, according to CPCB information arsenic of 7 a.m.
As per AQI classification, a speechmaking betwixt 0 and 50 is 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor' and 401 to 500 'severe'.
The nationalist superior is besides experiencing a acold wave, with temperatures dipping to astir 5.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Several airports crossed bluish and eastbound India witnessed severely reduced visibility owed to dense to precise dense fog, according to authoritative information reported astatine 5.30 a.m..
According to the visibility report, airports successful Amritsar, Adampur, Chandigarh, Pathankot, Hindon, and Saharanpur recorded zero metres of visibility, with precise dense fog prevailing successful these regions.
Extremely mediocre visibility was reported crossed Punjab, Chandigarh, and parts of occidental Uttar Pradesh, raising concerns astir delays and disruptions successful aerial and aboveground transport.
Palam reported 800 metres of visibility and Safdarjung 700 metres successful Shallow fog connected Friday (January 16, 2026).
Meanwhile, mean fog conditions were observed astatine respective different locations. Varanasi and Jammu reported visibility of 200 metres, portion Rajahmundry successful Andhra Pradesh recorded 350 metres visibility. Kanpur and Gorakhpur saw visibility amended somewhat to astir 400 metres.
A time earlier, Delhi's wide Air Quality Index (AQI) was 352 astatine 8 a.m., placing successful the 'very poor' category, according to information from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
