Flights from Chandigarh International Airport restored on Saturday morning
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport were restored on Saturday after two days of major suspension due to thick haze of dust and pollution that reduced the visibility in the city. Operations at the Chandigarh International Airport were resumed though there was some delay in the departure of flights, Public Relations Officer Deepesh Joshi told official reports. Meanwhile, the weather turned pleasant and the visibility improved on Saturday morning as Chandigarh and its nearby areas in Punjab and Haryana were lashed by overnight rains, bringing much relief from the haze of dust and pollution. In the past two days, Chandigarh and surrounding areas witnessed a dusty weather throughout the day with poor visibility. The city saw the highest ever concentration of PM2.5, a fine pollutant that can reach the lungs directly. A Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee observatory measured PM2.5 at 572 microgram per cubic metre of air on an average on Friday morning. On Thursday, it was 360 microgram per cubic metre. -PTC News
