Dense fog engulfs Delhi-NCR; visibility drops
India TV NewsDelhiites woke up to a foggy morning on Monday, as a thick layer of fog engulfed the national capital. Apart from Delhi, the fog was also witnessed in the National Capital Region including Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurugram and Noida. Kuldeep Srivastava, Head, IMD's regional weather forecasting Centre in Delhi last week had said that the stubble burning has decreased significantly and the increased pollution level is mainly due to local vehicle emission and industrial pollution. On Sunday, Delhi witnessed shallow fog as the temperature dropped in the city, the India Meteorological Department said. On Saturday, the national capital had recorded a maximum temperature of 25.4 ° Celsius, normal for this time of the year while a minimum temperature was recorded at 14.8 ° Celsius, a five-degree departure from the normal.