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In the satellite image taken by the American space agency NASA, the clouds of dense, toxic smoke covering Lahore, Pakistan are now visible from space also.
The major states of North India Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have been hit by smog and fog. According to AQI.in, an air quality index agency, till 12 noon, AQI was recorded above 400 in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida and Faridabad.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, till 8.30 am on Wednesday, visibility in Amritsar was only 50 meters. There was no visibility beyond 100 meters in Halwara, 250 meters in Sarswa, 300 meters in Ambala and 400 meters in Chandigarh.
At the same time, zero visibility was recorded at Adampur in Punjab, Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and Indira Gandhi Airport in Delhi. Due to this, 7 flights from Delhi to Jaipur and one to Lucknow were diverted.
It is being claimed in media reports that this layer of pollution and smog has reached North India from Lahore, Pakistan. According to Swiss air quality technology company IQAir, Lahore was the most polluted city in the world on November 12.
The air quality index (AQI) in Lahore was 429 on Tuesday afternoon, while the real-time AQI reading of 720 was recorded in one area. In satellite images taken by NASA, the clouds of dense, toxic smoke that have engulfed Lahore, Pakistan are now visible even from space.
Lahore’s smog is not natural, due to pollution
According to news agency ANI, experts say that severe pollution in Lahore cannot be considered seasonal, because dangerous smog persists even in the summer months. This haze points towards systematic environmental mismanagement. This crisis has arisen not only due to stubble burning but also due to uncontrolled vehicle emissions, old industrial practices and negligence in environmental monitoring.
Heavy rain in Tamil Nadu in last 24 hours
Unlike North India, life has been badly affected due to heavy rains in the South. Heavy rainfall was recorded in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal in the last 24 hours. Heavy rains are occurring in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Villupuram and Puducherry in Tamil Nadu. Due to which an order has been issued to keep the school closed.
Pictures of mist, fog and rain…
It has been raining heavily in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu since morning.
Visibility was less than 100 meters in Gurugram, Haryana on Wednesday morning. It is continuously decreasing.
Fog was also seen on the coastal road in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Weather condition in the states…
Madhya Pradesh: Hill station Pachmarhi is the coldest, mercury is 10.6° Celsius, it will be cold on 15th November.
Cold has increased in Madhya Pradesh. Pachmarhi, the only hill station of the state, is the coldest. The night temperature here is below 11 degrees Celsius. The effect of cold will increase further in the state from November 15. In other cities including Pachmarhi, the mercury can reach close to 10 degrees. However, severe cold will occur only in December. Cold wave i.e. cold winds will also start blowing from this month. Read the full news…
Punjab: AQI reaches 370 in Chandigarh, yellow alert of dense smog up to 15
Chandigarh is in the grip of smog today. Due to this, visibility was reduced to 400 meters.
Chandigarh and most of the cities of Punjab are in the grip of smog. The air of Chandigarh is completely polluted. Chandigarh’s air quality index (AQI) has crossed 375. This simply means that breathing here is like smoking twenty cigarettes daily. Which is very dangerous for health. Read the full news…
Rajasthan: Cold will increase from November 17, night temperature reaches 10 degrees in Mount Abu
There was fog in Ganganagar on Wednesday morning.
The effect of light snowfall in Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh is now visible in the plain states. In Rajasthan, day and night temperatures also fell by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius. The night temperature in hill station Mount Abu reached 10 degrees Celsius. The maximum day temperature in Hanumangarh-Ganganagar was recorded below 30 degrees Celsius. Read the full news…
Haryana: Visibility 50 meters due to smog, fog alert for 2 days
The weather in Haryana has changed due to the activation of Western Disturbance. Most of the districts of the state are in the grip of dense smog. Visibility has also reduced to 50 meters. In view of this, the Meteorological Department has issued a fog alert for 2 days. The chill has increased due to the blowing winds. In the last 24 hours, Ambala’s days were the coldest and Hisar’s nights were the coldest. Read the full news…
Chhattisgarh: Bastar division will remain cloudy for two days; Raipur was the hottest with 33 degrees
In Chhattisgarh, there is a possibility of light cloudy weather due to moisture in the districts of Bastar division for the next 2 days. There will be no significant change in the minimum temperature till November 15. The weather will be clear in Raipur today. Day and night temperatures may remain slightly higher than normal. Raipur was the hottest on Tuesday. The day temperature here had reached 33 degrees. Read the full news…
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