KMC focus on slum area development for next fiscal
With emphasis on women-centric projects, the city’s slum areas are slated for an infrastructural development in the next fiscal.
Pabuk, a deep depression that made a landfall in Thailand on Friday, may reach the Andaman Sea on 5 January. The Alipore Meteorological department office has accordingly alerted fishermen not to venture into the sea from 5 to 7 January.
An IMD official said, “Kolkata and its surroundings are expected not to be affected by the depression. Near the Andamans, heavy rainfall is expected during that period due to the depression.”
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“Fishermen are advised not to venture into the deep sea during 5 to 7 January,” the official stated.
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Meanwhile, after the chilly weather towards the year end, the temperature rose a bit for Kolkata and the districts. “The northern wind is not strong now, which affected the weather earlier but we are expecting the winter to continue for a few more days” said a Met official.
The minimum temperature recorded today was 12.6 degree Celsius and the maximum temperature was 26.1 degree Celsius.
A maximum relative humidity of 93 per cent and minimum relative humidity of 33 per cent were recorded, according to the Meteorological department.
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