Bidar: Air balloon for weather study sent from TIFR in Hyderabad lands in Humnabad
Bidar: The residents of Jalsangi village in Humnabad taluk had an unusual and unexpected ‘visitor’ on Saturday morning, with the air balloon launched from Hyderabad to study weather conditions landing in the village.
The air balloon had been launched from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Hyderabad, late Friday night, carrying technical equipment. The residents of Jalsangi, however, were taken aback on seeing the air balloon that landed in their village at around 6 am on Saturday.
The authorities from the TIFR centre had followed the air balloon from Hyderabad and reached Jalsangi village. The local police officers also visited the site where the air balloon had landed.
The villagers were provided necessary information about the balloon to clear doubts and fear regarding their safety due to the strange equipment that landed in their village.
The balloon, which is a part of the research satellite payload of the Central government, reportedly had a weather study period of six to seven hours, before its landing. It carried a note stating in three languages, English, Kannada and Marathi, that the balloon had been launched for weather condition research and asking people who found it wherever it had landed not to damage it. The note also provided phone numbers for people who found the balloon to inform the centre of the landing of the air balloon.
The concerned officers have said that such air balloons are launched twice a year to study the weather conditions in the area.
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Ammonia gas leak at factory in MP causes panic, workers shifted
Ratlam (MP) (PTI): Ammonia gas leak at a factory in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district affected some people and triggered a panic, prompting authorities to shift workers from the unit, officials said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in Jaora town of the district at around 10.30 pm on Tuesday, following which police, fire brigade and administration authorities rushed to the site and stopped the leakage, they said.
Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Trilochan Gaud said the ammonia gas leak occurred at Porwal Ice Factory in Jaora town.
"Prima facie, it was ammonia leak. The police and the administration immediately sprinkled water, stopped the gas leak and brought the situation under control," Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar said.
Some affected people were provided medical treatment, he said without elaborating.
There is a police line adjacent the factory. Some police personnel on night stroll first felt the gas leakage and acted as the first responder, the official said.
The gas leak was promptly detected and it was not a big incident, Gaud said.
Labourers from the factory were shifted immediately, he said.
Fire brigade immediately controlled the gas leak by spraying water, the SDM said, adding the situation is currently under control.
