The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday that monsoon had arrived in Bhuj, Vadodara and Naliya in Gujarat. Officials of IMD here said that other parts of the State would also see the onset of monsoon in the next 24 to 48 hours.
IMD Director (Forecasting) at the Ahmedebad Regional office, Kamaljit Ray, said that the coastal areas of Saurashtra and Kutch might receive exceptionally heavy rainfall in the next 24 to 48 hours. “We have already issued a warning to fishermen near the ports of Gujarat not to venture out into the sea,” Ray told Newsline on Sunday night.
The city received 12 millimetres of rainfall on Saturday between 8:30 am and 8:30 pm.
The IMD has predicted rain/thundershowers by evening/night with heavy rainfall in some areas of the State in the next 24 hours. The maximum temperature remained at 39.6 Degrees Celsius and minimum at 28.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
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Monsoon has arrived, says Met
June 25, 2007, 9:50 amIT city faces e-waste threat
June 25, 2007, 9:40 am
The Silicon Valley of India, home to around 1,700 IT companies, is now grappling with serious hazards posed by the increasing volume of electronic waste (e-waste).
The IT hub generates anywhere about 6,000 to 8,000 tonnes of e-waste annually and the issue needs to be accorded top priority, feels J Parthasarathy, Director, Software Technology Park of India (STPI), Bangalore.
The e-waste agency (EWA), a Bangalore-based NGO, supported by Indo-German Swiss e-Waste initiative, has already put forward a proposal before the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to enact a legislation on the issue.
Pending a legislation on the subject, the ministry has been requested to issue guidelines as an interim measure, M R Deshpande, National Project Coordinator EWA, said.
It is felt that such guidelines may enthuse leading companies and associations to move towards voluntary compliance, which would eventually assist in acceptance of the legislative measure.
E-Parisara Pvt Ltd, the local firm which has pioneered e-waste recycling technology in the country and recycles about a tonne of e-waste every day, also seeks an e-waste policy.
A legislation is the 'need of the hour', says Parthasarathy, Director E-Parisara.
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The IT hub generates anywhere about 6,000 to 8,000 tonnes of e-waste annually and the issue needs to be accorded top priority, feels J Parthasarathy, Director, Software Technology Park of India (STPI), Bangalore.
The e-waste agency (EWA), a Bangalore-based NGO, supported by Indo-German Swiss e-Waste initiative, has already put forward a proposal before the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to enact a legislation on the issue.
Pending a legislation on the subject, the ministry has been requested to issue guidelines as an interim measure, M R Deshpande, National Project Coordinator EWA, said.
It is felt that such guidelines may enthuse leading companies and associations to move towards voluntary compliance, which would eventually assist in acceptance of the legislative measure.
E-Parisara Pvt Ltd, the local firm which has pioneered e-waste recycling technology in the country and recycles about a tonne of e-waste every day, also seeks an e-waste policy.
A legislation is the 'need of the hour', says Parthasarathy, Director E-Parisara.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com
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