AS a precautionary measure against the rise in number of road accidents, the Ahmedabad Police Commissionerate has decided to set speed limits on vehicles plying on the expressway, national highways, state highways and major roadways.
As per the directions issued by Commissioner of Police (Ahmedabad) K R Kaushik, the speed limits for vehicles on the expressway will be: 80 kmph for heavy and medium vehicles and 100 kmph for four-wheelers. On national highways, the speed limit for heavy and medium vehicles has been set at 50 kmph, for four-wheelers at 80 kmph and at 50 kmph for two-wheelers. The limit for heavy and medium vehicles on State highways is 40 kmph. It is 70 kmph for four-wheelers and 45 kmph for two-wheelers.
Source: Expressindia.com
Speed limits set to check accidents
October 6, 2006, 9:51 amHot, hot October, but Met has some advice: just chill
October 6, 2006, 9:47 am
COME October, and the post-Navratri season should mean goodbye to summer, with the days pleasant and tolerably hot and the nights breezy and cool. But it’s not so this October, with temperatures soaring to as high as 38 degrees Celsius.
But the Met Department isn’t worried. Officials at India Meteorological Department (IMD) say that it is just a ‘‘normal change in wind direction’’ and that the temperature during this time of the year is only a couple of degrees above average.
Director-in-Charge at IMD J M Motwal says, ‘‘It is nothing to worry about. And it has nothing to do with global warming as such. It may be hotter than usual and may seem untimely this month but if you look at the temperatures of past years, this year the temperature is hardly a couple of degrees more than the average.’’
According to Motwal, it is the change in wind direction that causes high pressure in the region. ‘‘Every year there is a change from south-westerly winds to north-easterly winds which leads to pressure in that region. This change takes place every year after monsoon but only this year too much pressure has been created,’’ he said.
The heat wave in neighbouring Rajasthan has also affected the temperature here. Motwal also said usually the pressure decreases in a few days but this time it is taking longer. ‘‘Also, higher pressure means higher humidity,’’ opines Motwal.
However, Motwal is unsure how long the pressure will remain over the city.
But there are some like Rajesh Desai, a travel agent on Asharma Road, who have stopped believing in weather bulletins. “The temperature doesn’t show the true picture. It’s hotter than the 36-37 degrees that is projected. True, Ahmedabad is one of the hottest cities in the state but I never expected such heat even in October,’’ he says, adding he preferred not to leave his air-conditioned office for home.
Source: Expressindia.com
But the Met Department isn’t worried. Officials at India Meteorological Department (IMD) say that it is just a ‘‘normal change in wind direction’’ and that the temperature during this time of the year is only a couple of degrees above average.
Director-in-Charge at IMD J M Motwal says, ‘‘It is nothing to worry about. And it has nothing to do with global warming as such. It may be hotter than usual and may seem untimely this month but if you look at the temperatures of past years, this year the temperature is hardly a couple of degrees more than the average.’’
According to Motwal, it is the change in wind direction that causes high pressure in the region. ‘‘Every year there is a change from south-westerly winds to north-easterly winds which leads to pressure in that region. This change takes place every year after monsoon but only this year too much pressure has been created,’’ he said.
The heat wave in neighbouring Rajasthan has also affected the temperature here. Motwal also said usually the pressure decreases in a few days but this time it is taking longer. ‘‘Also, higher pressure means higher humidity,’’ opines Motwal.
However, Motwal is unsure how long the pressure will remain over the city.
But there are some like Rajesh Desai, a travel agent on Asharma Road, who have stopped believing in weather bulletins. “The temperature doesn’t show the true picture. It’s hotter than the 36-37 degrees that is projected. True, Ahmedabad is one of the hottest cities in the state but I never expected such heat even in October,’’ he says, adding he preferred not to leave his air-conditioned office for home.
Source: Expressindia.com
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