NEW DELHI: The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 38.6 degrees Celsius on Monday, 3.1 notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Safdarjung, the national capital’s base weather station, recorded the maximum temperature at 38.6 degrees Celsius. Palam logged 38 degrees Celsius, Lodhi Road 38.1 degrees Celsius, Ridge 37.4 degrees Celsius and Ayanagar 37.7 degrees Celsius, the IMD said.
Earlier in the day, Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 29.1 degrees Celsius, 1.8 notches above normal. Palam recorded a minimum of 26.8 degrees Celsius, Lodhi Road 28.2 degrees Celsius, Ridge 24.3 degrees Celsius and Ayanagar 28.5 degrees Celsius.
No rainfall was recorded at any of these stations between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Monday, or during the preceding 24 hours ending at 8.30 am. The city had recorded a maximum temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
The IMD has forecast a partly cloudy sky on Tuesday, with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to settle around 36 degrees Celsius and 27 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched the upgraded Dust Pollution Control Self-Assessment web portal and mobile application, developed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), saying the platform would make compliance simpler, monitoring more effective and enforcement more transparent.
Construction sites measuring 500 square yards or more across Delhi will now be monitored in real time through artificial intelligence (AI), GIS mapping, 360-degree PTZ cameras and PM10 and PM2.5 sensors under the AI-powered Dust Portal 2.0, launched by the Delhi government on Monday. The portal also uses AI-based analytics to assess dust control measures at construction and demolition sites.
Monitoring to be more effective
“We are using AI and digital technology to simplify the compliance process, make monitoring more effective. The platform will ensure that every construction agency becomes an active partner in building a pollution-free Delhi,” CM said.
FIrst time digital screening
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said Dust Portal 2.0 would, for the first time, enable AI-based monitoring of all construction sites measuring 500 square yards or more.
