<p>Northern states of India continue to reel under the cold wave with minimum temperatures plummeting to single digit in several regions. A thick blanket of fog has enveloped Delhi and its surrounding regions resulting in poor visibility on Tuesday.</p>

<p>As Delhi battles with cold wave, the overall air quality index (AQI) dropped to 430 on Tuesday, which falls under the 'severe' category.</p>

<p>At Dhirpur, the AQI was 724 at 8:30 am, while in Mathura Road area it dipped to 'hazardous' category at 484. Furthermore, AQI near Pitampura, Airport, Terminal 3, Delhi University stood at 459, 453 and 502 respectively. The haze and smog will continue to persist during the early morning and late evenings for the next couple of days.</p>

<p>As per Skytmet, a private weather forecasting agency the only ray of hope is the slight possibility of scattered rains over Delhi NCR around January 6 which may wash away the pollutants.</p>

<p>Apart from Delhi, severe Cold Wave conditions occurred at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada.</p>

<p>"Yesterday, ground frost occurred at isolated pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh", the IMD stated.</p>

<p>The Meteorological department has also predicted snowfall across popular tourist spots in Himachal Pradesh for the first day of the new year. Tourist places Shimla, Kufri, Narkanda, Dalhousie, Manali may receive snow on January 1, Met Centre, Shimla, Director Manmohan Singh had stated on Sunday.</p>


As Delhi battles with cold wave, the overall air quality index (AQI) dropped to 430 on Tuesday, which falls under the 'severe' category.

Northern states of India continue to reel under the cold wave with minimum temperatures plummeting to single digit in several regions. A thick blanket of fog has enveloped Delhi and its surrounding regions resulting in poor visibility on Tuesday. As Delhi battles with cold wave, the overall air quality index (AQI) dropped to 430 on Tuesday, which falls under the 'severe' category. At Dhirpur, the AQI was 724 at 8:30 am, while in Mathura Road area it dipped to 'hazardous' category at 484. Furthermore, AQI near Pitampura, Airport, Terminal 3, Delhi University stood at 459, 453 and 502 respectively. The haze and smog will continue to persist during the early morning and late evenings for the next couple of days. As per Skytmet, a private weather forecasting agency the only ray of hope is the slight possibility of scattered rains over Delhi NCR around January 6 which may wash away the pollutants. Apart from Delhi, severe Cold Wave conditions occurred at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada. "Yesterday, ground frost occurred at isolated pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh", the IMD stated. The Meteorological department has also predicted snowfall across popular tourist spots in Himachal Pradesh for the first day of the new year. Tourist places Shimla, Kufri, Narkanda, Dalhousie, Manali may receive snow on January 1, Met Centre, Shimla, Director Manmohan Singh had stated on Sunday.

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<p>The smog in Delhi led to at least&nbsp;69 trains being delayed and 22 rescheduled with eight trains cancelled on Monday morning.</p>

<p>The latest Air Quality Index in many places in the national capital was recorded as &quot;hazardous&quot;.</p>

<p>In Delhi, Mandir Marg, Anand&nbsp;Vihar, Punjabi Bagh and Shadipur were at&nbsp;&quot;hazardous&quot; levels.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The air quality in the city and the adjoining states remains severely polluted under the thick blanket of smog.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, schools in Delhi reopened on Monday after being closed due to severe smog conditions in the past week.</p>

<p>To reduce the pollution level, the Delhi government&nbsp;had ordered the&nbsp;implementation of the odd-even rationing of vehicles from today. However, the decision was dropped by the Delhi&nbsp;government after the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-government-should-prove-odd-even-has-worked-else-will-stay-imposition-of-the-rule-ngt-23910" target="_blank">National Green Tribunal</a>&#39;s(NGT) said none of the&nbsp;vehicles drivers would be exempted which including women and government officials.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Delhi government decided to present a new plan to the NGT on Monday, with the odd-even vehicle plan set to be implemented in the near future.&nbsp;</p>

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Meanwhile, the schools in Delhi reopened on Monday after being closed due to severe smog conditions in the past week

The smog in Delhi led to at least 69 trains being delayed and 22 rescheduled with eight trains cancelled on Monday morning. The latest Air Quality Index in many places in the national capital was recorded as "hazardous". In Delhi, Mandir Marg, Anand Vihar, Punjabi Bagh and Shadipur were at "hazardous" levels. According to latest AQI figures, #Delhi's Mandir Marg at 523, Anand Vihar at 510, Punjabi Bagh at 743, Shadipur at 420; all fall in the 'Hazardous' category in the Air Quality Index — ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2017 × The air quality in the city and the adjoining states remains severely polluted under the thick blanket of smog. Meanwhile, schools in Delhi reopened on Monday after being closed due to severe smog conditions in the past week. To reduce the pollution level, the Delhi government had ordered the implementation of the odd-even rationing of vehicles from today. However, the decision was dropped by the Delhi government after the National Green Tribunal's(NGT) said none of the vehicles drivers would be exempted which including women and government officials. The Delhi government decided to present a new plan to the NGT on Monday, with the odd-even vehicle plan set to be implemented in the near future. Schools in #Delhi reopen, after being closed due to severe #smog conditions in the national capital. Students seen wearing masks, teachers 'say collective efforts must be made, closing schools not a solution' pic.twitter.com/Mi1isF5hhM — ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2017 ×

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