Dense fog blanketed massive components of Gurugram, together with Maidwas, Golf Course Street, Dayma Street and the Delhi–Gurugram expressway, on Monday, decreasing visibility on key arterial roads. The situations got here because the India Meteorological Division issued a warning of very dense fog and prolonged its yellow alert for dense fog and chilly wave situation until Tuesday.
Amid the climate warning, the district agriculture division cautioned farmers about attainable crop harm as a consequence of chilly wave and frost situations. Officers stated excessive chilly was resulting in a rise in black rust, white rust, late blight and different fungal ailments, affecting crop germination, development, flowering, grain filling, yield and storage capability.
“Persistent low temperatures stunt plant development and weaken their resistance to ailments, resulting in a decline in manufacturing. Scientific administration can stop important crop losses,” stated Dr Anil Tanwar, deputy director of the District Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Division.
Tanwar suggested farmers to spray Bordeaux combination or copper oxychloride in really useful doses and apply fertilisers containing phosphorus and potash to guard crops in opposition to chilly wave and frost harm.
In the meantime, dense fog led to poor visibility on main roads, together with the Delhi–Gurugram expressway, with visibility ranging between 50 and 100 metres at 8.30 am on Monday. “Whereas the visibility got here to 2,000 metres within the night, westerly winds of as much as 4 to 6 kmph continued all through the day,” stated a senior IMD official.
The official added that climate situations are prone to stay dry, with primarily clear skies for the remainder of the week till Sunday.
Air high quality within the district improved to the “average” class on Monday after 5 days of “poor” air, based on the Central Air pollution Management Board. The AQI was recorded at 191 at 4 pm, in comparison with 206 on Sunday.
At 11 pm, AQI readings stood at 186 at NISE Gwal Pahari, 262 at Sector 51 and 224 at Teri Gram. The Vikas Sadan station reported inadequate knowledge. Gurugram recorded a minimal temperature of 8.9°C and a most of 17.3°C on Monday.
