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Delhi braces itself as winter arrives

Express News Service
Visibility was reduced to below 50 metres, leaving not just air traffic disrupted, but delaying more than 50 Delhi-bound trains alone. A scene at a railway station on Thursday. ( Shekhar Yadav | EPS)
Visibility was reduced to below 50 metres, leaving not just air traffic disrupted, but delaying more than 50 Delhi-bound trains alone. A scene at a railway station on Thursday. (  Shekhar Yadav | EPS)
The air quality index by the pollution board had Delhi's markings in the 'severe' category that could affect health. People, however, gather at a mosque for prayers on Thursday. ( Shekhar Yadav | EPS)
According to the Met department, temperatures are likely to decrease further and fog to intensify as well. Life has to go on, as Delhi carries its routine. (Shekhar Yadav | EPS)
Demonetisation, too, has left people in Delhi with few options but to be up and about to join queues outside banks and ATMs to withdraw their salary on pay day. ( Shekhar Yadav | EPS)
Pollution levels are reported to increase 'manifold' in Delhi due to change in wind direction, and an increase in moisture levels. It's playtime when things seem better. ( Shekhar Yadav | EPS)
Although wind speeds have reduced, with the highest recorded at 6kmph on Tuesday, the air quality poses a warning. Delhi has other plans to protect one's health. ( Shekhar Yadav | EPS)
Jogging, too, is not forgotten as a favourite respite despite the inclement weather. ( ( Shekhar Yadav | EPS)
Although Delhi has already experienced low visibility because of high pollution after Diwali in October, they seem to have expressed concern over the nature of fog this time. ( Shekhar Yadav | EPS)
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