Gas leak in Shiradi Ghat as tanker topples on NH; Hassan DC closes highway for vehicles
Hassan: Deputy Commissioner Sathyabhama C ordered a temporary closure of the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway stretch in the district as a precautionary measure against mishaps, as a gas tanker overturned on the road in the Shiradi Ghat area on Wednesday, resulting in a gas leak too.
The tanker reportedly toppled as the driver failed to control the vehicle at a double turn in the road in Sakleshpur taluk. The fire brigade as well as the policemen were called and are working at prevention of any sort of fire mishap due to the gas leak.
The DC has issued the order closing the highway for vehicles till Wednesday midnight and the drivers on the Bengaluru-Hassan-Mangaluru stretch are being directed by police officers to use alternate routes.
The DC has said in her order that vehicles traveling from Sakleshpur to Mangaluru should take the Sakleshpur-Hanubalu-Moodigere route to reach Mangaluru. Vehicles traveling from Bengaluru to Mangaluru have to use the Hassan-Boovanahalli Cross-Belur route and people traveling from Mangaluru to Bengaluru should use the Sullia-Sampaje route, she has added.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
