Mangaluru: PACE offers 143 bedded building to administration for converting into quarantine centre
Mangaluru: To lend a helping hand to the Dakshina Kannada District Administration in its fight against the global pandemic of Corona Virus, the PA College of Engineering (PACE) has offered a 143 bedded building within its campus to the administration.
The college has offered the building to the administration to be converted into a quarantine centre. The District Administration officials along with the college authorities visited the building and inspected it for finalizing the facilities.
A press statement from the college added that since people coming into the District are sent to quarantine centres to deflect any chances of community spread of the virus, the college was offering the building to help the authorities in dealing with such issues.
Visiting district officials included Rajesh Naik - MLA, Rashmi SR - Tahsildar of Bantwal Taluk and a DHO official along with Abdulla Ibrahim, Executive Director of PACE, Dr. Abdul Sharif , Principal and Dr. Rameez MK, Vice Principal, the press statement informed.
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Delhi's air quality in 'very poor' category at 386, 'severe' at 16 stations
New Delhi (PTI): The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the "very poor" category on Sunday morning, with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 386, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Data from the CPCB's Sameer app revealed that 16 monitoring stations in the city reported air quality in the "severe" category, while the remaining stations recorded "very poor" levels.
As per CPCB standards, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered "good", 51 to 100 "satisfactory", 101 to 200 "moderate", 201 to 300 "poor", 301 to 400 "very poor", and 401 to 500 "severe".
The minimum temperature settled at 9.4 degrees Celsius, which is 1.3 degrees above the season's average, while the humidity was recorded at 91 per cent at 8:30 am, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 17 degrees Celsius, with the IMD forecasting a yellow alert for the city due to moderate fog.
