New Delhi: On Friday morning, frigid waves swept into the nation’s capital, engulfing it in dense fog. The India Meteorological Department reports that at 5:30 am on Friday, the temperature in Delhi was 9.6 degrees Celsius. The national capital’s air quality has declined from “poor” to “very poor.”

The Central Pollution Control Board reports that at 6 a.m. today, the AQI in Delhi was 348.

A score of zero to fifty is regarded as “good,” 51 to 100 as “satisfactory,” 101 to 200 as “moderate,” 201 to 300 as “poor,” 301 to 400 as “very poor,” and 401 to 500 as “severe.”

In the meanwhile, the city’s homeless population is depending more and more on night shelters as the temperature drops.

Additionally, 235 pagoda tents have been erected by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to house the homeless. AIIMS, Lodhi Road, and the Nizamuddin flyover are among the locations in the national capital where night shelters have been erected.

Residents of the capital were spotted congregating around bonfires in reaction to the cold weather, and as the temperature continued to drop, some sought refuge in night houses.

North Indian states were still dealing with severe winter weather on Friday. At 3:30 am, the temperature in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is 8 degrees Celsius. For the homeless, the municipal governments have established makeshift shelters. People from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, were seen seeking safety in one of these shelters.

At 5:30 in the morning, the temperature in Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, was -1.3 degrees Celsius.

In the meanwhile, due to snowfall in the area that was affecting flight schedules, airline Indigo on Thursday issued travel advice for its flights in Srinagar.

“We hope that the snowfall will temporarily stop so that we can make sure you have a smooth journey once again. “Remain informed and stay warm,” the airlines said.

At 5:30 a.m. today, the temperature in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, was 10.2 degrees Celsius.

On Thursday evening, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma came to inspect the winter shelter dwellings that had been erected close to Gandhinagar Railway Station.

The Chief Minister was seen delivering blankets to the homeless and chatting with them.

“Good arrangements” are made in the night shelter residences, according to Bhajanlal Sharma.

“I’ve told you all that nobody should have to deal with any difficulties. We are all assisting via the ‘Chief Minister Sadbhavna Kendra’ as well. Our town has made excellent provisions and constructed night shelter dwellings. After assessing the conditions in the night shelters, Sharma assured reporters that nobody should have to deal with any issues.