A blanket of dust has engulfed Delhi.

A strong wind hit Delhi on Tuesday morning, causing dust and a significant impact on the air quality, bringing visibility down to 1,000 metres. The India Meteorological Department gave this information. Meteorologists attributed the dust blow to a combination of intense heat in northwest India over the past five days, dry soil due to lack of rain and strong winds since midnight.

Kuldeep Srivastava, head of the IMD's Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, said the wind speed was 30-35 km per hour in the morning. During the day, the wind speed will decrease, due to which dust particles will settle in the soil.

V K Soni, head of imd's environmental monitoring and research centre, said, "The dust density has increased manifold. The PM10 concentration increased from 140 micrograms per cubic metre at 775 am to 40 micrograms per cubic metre at 44 am. This happened due to strong winds in the area. Delhi has recorded a maximum temperature of over <> degrees Celsius for the last four days. According to the IMD, there may be some relief from partly cloudy sky and very light rain by evening. By Sunday, the maximum temperature is expected to reach <> degrees Celsius.

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