DCM demands Rs 100 crore from centre
Kodagu disaster
Madikeri, August 20: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi who announced Rs 500 crore to Kerala, should give at least Rs 100 crore in the first phase to Kodagu district to take up relief works.
Expressing his displeasure that no Union Ministers have visited the flood affected Kodagu district, Parameshwar said that more than 5,000 houses were damaged completely in the devastation. But the state government was with the Kodagu people. The state government was expecting at least Rs 100 crore for taking up relief works in Kodagu, he said.
The DCM who visited the district went to relief camps and consoled the people. Later, speaking to reporters, he said that the state government has taken the disaster seriously. Though it was confirmed that seven people were died in the incident, several others might be under the debris and died. The affected people would be given new houses, he said.
So far it was not possible to estimate the loss of properties. Many villages do not have road connectivity due to which, the officials were unable to assess the loss. It could be possible only after the rain stopped. Compared to last two days, today the situation is under control. The police personnel would give their one day salary of Rs 5.82 crore to the flood victims and fire brigade personnel would also given their one day salary. Total Rs 7 crore would be given to the flood victims, he said.
District Minister Sa Ra Mahesh, MLA Srinivas, ADGPs B Bhaskar Rao, Sunil Agarwal, deputy commissioner Srividya, SP Suman Pannekar and others were present.
Villagers rescued
Fire Brigade DGP MN Reddy said that all people who were trapped in Makkandur, Mukkodlu and other places were rescued. Even on Monday, soldiers have conducted rescue operation and all villagers who were facing the threat were rescued. Army’s rescue operation was successful, he said.
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Delhi sees sharp drop in minimum temperature
New Delhi (PTI): The national capital saw a sharp drop in the minimum temperature on Saturday, even as the city woke up to a sunny morning.
This comes a day after the city saw moderate rainfall in several parts.
The Safdarjung observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum temperature of 19.8 degrees Celsius, 1.8 degrees below the normal and 4.2 degrees lower than the day before.
Other weather stations showed equally dramatic drops in the minimum. Palam recorded a minimum temperature of 20.1 degrees Celsius, 4.9 degrees lower than Friday's temperature. Ridge logged a minimum of 20.8 degrees, 3.9 degrees lower than the day before.
According to the data by the India Meteorological Department, while several parts of the city recorded rainfall till late hours of Friday, no rain was recorded in the early hours of Saturday.
Safdarjung recorded 12.4 mm of rain till 11.30 pm on Friday but no rain after that, while Palam recorded 18.6 mm of rain till 11.30 pm but there was no rainfall after that.
Meanwhile, forecasts by the IMD show that no rain is likely throughout the weekend.
The maximum temperature, according to the IMD is likely to be around 39-41 degrees Celsius.
The air quality index (AQI) of the city improved drastically to the moderate category and was logged at 177 (moderate) at 9 am on Saturday, compared to the 24-hour average AQI of 263 (poor) recorded at 4 pm on Friday, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board.
As per CPCB standards, an AQI of 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor', and 401-500 'severe'.
The Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS) for Delhi has, however, forecast the AQI to deteriorate to the poor category again by Saturday and remain so in the next few days.
