Kathmandu. Due to the thick fog that has been falling in Kathmandu for the past few days, flights and landings at Tribhuvan International Airport have started to be affected due to low visibility.
Due to the thick fog that has been falling in the sky of Kathmandu for the past few days, flights and landings are being conducted using IFR technology, informed Jagannath Niraula, Chief and General Manager of Tribhuvan International Airport.
He said, “Flights and landings are being conducted using IFR technology as visibility has decreased due to the thick fog. Due to this, the management of aircraft has been somewhat delayed compared to the past. Flights and landings have not been canceled so far. .”
General Manager Niraula informed that the visibility at the airport is currently 3,000 meters. According to him, due to thick fog, two of Buddha Air’s three mountain flights to Bhairahawa, one to Janakpur, and one mountain flight each of Yeti Airlines and Shree Airlines have been diverted to Bhairahawa today.
Polluted air has also seriously affected the health of the people. In the past few days, people have started experiencing burning eyes and noses. The Department of Environment has stated that air pollution has increased in various parts of the country, including the Kathmandu Valley, due to forest fires in various parts of Nepal for the past few days. Other factors of air pollution include smoke emitted from industries and vehicles, open burning of garbage and agricultural residues, smoke emitted from houses, dust from roads and construction works, etc.
The months of Chaitra, Baisakh and Jestha are particularly prone to fire and there is a possibility that air pollution will remain high until the rains. The department has urged special precautions during such times as air pollution has a negative impact on human health and especially affects children, the elderly, respiratory and heart patients, and pregnant women. Therefore, the Department of Environment has urged people to wear masks when going out and not to go out unnecessarily during times of high pollution.
According to the air quality index, 0-50 is good, 51-100 is moderate, 101-150 is unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151-200 is unhealthy, 201-300 is very unhealthy, and 301 or above indicates hazardous levels. Environmental pollution in Kathmandu has crossed dangerous levels.
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