Residents of Delhi NCR region on Tuesday woke up to grey skies and dusty winds as a strong dust storm deteriorated the air quality of the National Capital Region to the 'Hazardous' category. (ANI)
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the visibility was reduced to 1,100 metres. IMD further said that no significant rain is expected in Delhi. (ANI)
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"No significant rain expected over Delhi today. 60 per cent chance of trace rainfall at one or two places. Duststorm/dust-raising winds are very likely in isolated pockets over Haryana and Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan from May 16-18, 2023." IMD stated. (ANI)
"Strong dust-raising winds prevailed over Delhi in the early hours. The wind speed dropped from 30-35 kmph to 12 kmph by 9 am and will come down further during the day, allowing the dust to settle down," Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the IMD's regional forecasting centre said. (ANI)
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"Dust concentration has gone up multiple times. The PM10 concentration rose from 140 micrograms per cubic metre at 4 am to 775 micrograms per cubic metre at 8 am. It is mainly because of strong gusty winds prevailing over the area. Dust will settle down soon," said V K Soni, the head of the IMD's Environment Monitoring and Research Centre. (ANI)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
