After 'Pleasant January', temperature in Mangaluru set to rise in coming weeks
Mangaluru: Temperature in the coastal city will spike up, up to 3-4 degree Celsius in next one week as coastal Karnataka prepares to enter the summers from March.
According to a satellite based online weather predictor ‘Accuweather.com’ the temperature in the city will witness a rise of up to 4 degree Celsius in the temperature during next week (Feb 9-15). The predictor further predicts the rise in temperature but adds that it will not have much of impact on the humidity as the latter is expected to remain low, for at least 10 days from now.
According to the Meteorological department, last couple of months in coastal Karnataka has been ‘people friendly’. An official of the Karnataka Meteorological Department while speaking to Varthabharati said “Last couple of months in Coastal belt has been good; January especially was ‘pleasant’”.
The official also confirmed the temperature rise in coming weeks but suggested that the temperature will rise up to 3 degree Celsius as per the official data as against that of ‘Accuweather.com’.
In the previous week, the temperature of the city mostly loomed into early 30s and spiked as high as 32 degree maximum and remained around 23-24 degrees during the nights (minimum temperature).
However, in the next week, the temperatures during the day will reach up to 35-36 degrees and will also record lows of 21 degrees during nights, thereby balancing the humidity of the temperature.
Meteorological Department officials further informed that the full-fledged summer with maximum temperature humidity in coastal belt is expected from March first week.
Meanwhile, the neighboring district Udupi will see more rise in temperatures compatively in the next week, as the temperatures there are predicted to rise up to 5 degrees, from current 32 degrees to 37 degrees in the coming week.
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Airlines got 999 hoax bomb threats till Nov 14 this year; 256 FIRs filed: Govt
New Delhi, Nov 28: Airlines received 999 hoax bomb threats this year till November 14 and as many as 256 FIRs have been filed while guidelines have been issued by aviation security regulator BCAS for objective assessment of threats, the government said on Thursday.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said a total of 1,148 hoax bomb threat messages/calls have been received since August 2022 till November 14, 2024 threatening the operations of international and domestic air travel.
While 999 threats were received by airlines during the period from January to November 14, 2024, the count stood at 122 last year and at 27 for the August-December 2022 period.
"256 FIRs have been filed since January 2024 till 14 November 2024, out of which 163 FIRs have been filed during 14 October- 14 November 2024. 12 arrests have been made in view of hoax bomb threat since January 2024 till 14 November 2024," the minister said.
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued guidelines for objective assessment of threats. The indicative factor has been useful in reducing time taken by the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) during the decision-making process.
"Also, to reduce the overall time taken for convening BTAC to less than 5 minutes, virtual assembly of BTAC through pre-generated video link has been set up. Further, advisories for compulsory 10 per cent of secondary ladder point check-in for all flights, strict monitoring of non-scheduled flight operations, enhanced security measures and surveillance at cargo terminals were issued," Mohol said.
Further, the minister said the government is considering amending the Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023 to put hoax threat messenger in the no-fly list.
"It is also being considered to amend Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation for covering Aircraft in flight as well as on ground, airport etc," he added.
