Truck drivers have been on strike for the past two days against the provisions of the new penal law on 'hit-and-run' accident cases involving motorists, affecting movement across the country. In view of this, on Tuesday the government talked to the representatives of All India Transport Congress.
Truck drivers have been on strike for the past two days against the provisions of the new penal law on 'hit-and-run' accident cases involving motorists, affecting movement across the country. In view of this, on Tuesday the government talked to the representatives of All India Transport Congress.
After discussions with the Home Secretary, the issue of truck drivers seems to be resolved. All India Motor Transport Congress has appealed to the drivers to end the strike and return to work. However, he has said that talks will continue with the government.
AIMTC Core Committee Chairman Bal Malkit said that we have met and discussed with the Home Secretary on the issue of Indian Judicial Code. Now we have no problems, all the issues seem to be resolved.
On the meeting of All India Transport Congress, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said, "We discussed with the representatives of All India Transport Congress today. The government wants to tell that the new laws and provisions have not yet been implemented."
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that we also want to say that before implementing Section 106 (2) of the Indian Judicial Code, the decision will be taken only after consultation with the All India Transport Congress.
This meeting of the Home Secretary with the representatives of All India Transport Congress is being considered very important for ending the strike. The Home Ministry has basically assured consultation before implementing the criminal law, the main demand of the Union.
Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also said that the main demand of the transport union has been met and there will be consultation with stakeholders before implementation.
He said that the government and transporters have agreed that the transport workers will resume their work immediately, he appeals to the truck drivers to resume work.
If the three-day strike continues or an all India movement starts, then the supply of essential products like vegetables, fruits and milk may also be affected.
The new criminal law under the Indian Judicial Code (BNS) has stringent provisions for jail and fine for 'hit-and-run' cases, against which some truck, bus and tanker operators have filed a complaint. A three-day strike was started on Monday.
However, the All India Motor Transport Association has not called for a nationwide strike and its representatives have met Home Ministry officials to express their concerns about BNS. 'All India Motor Transport Association' includes different associations of truck operators.
Severe cold continues in North India, water accumulated in reservoirs including Dal Lake in Kashmir
Kashmir is currently in the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan'. This is a period of severe winter of 40 days. During this time, cold wave prevails in the area and the temperature drops extremely low.
New Delhi : Severe cold continued in many areas of North India on Tuesday and due to dense fog, the operation of trains and movement of vehicles was also affected. At the same time, with the outbreak of cold wave in Kashmir Valley, the minimum temperature remains below the freezing point and water in the reservoirs including Dal Lake of Srinagar has frozen. People of the national capital had to face strong cold winds on Tuesday morning, while the minimum temperature was 8.3 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that there was dense to moderate fog in some areas of Delhi. According to Indian Railways, 26 trains coming to Delhi were delayed by one to six hours due to fog. According to Central Pollution Control Board data, the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 346 in the 'very poor' category at 6.30 am. IMD has predicted light to moderate fog conditions in Delhi for the next seven days.
The maximum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 17.2 degrees Celsius, which is two degrees less than the average temperature of this season. The humidity level in Delhi on Tuesday remained between 60 percent to 100 percent. IMD has predicted mainly clear sky on Wednesday and light fog in the morning. The maximum and minimum temperatures on Wednesday are expected to be around 18 and nine degrees Celsius respectively. The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 340 at 4 pm on Tuesday.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor' and 401 and above. Between 500 is considered in the 'severe' category. December 2023 was the hottest in six years in the national capital. Not a single 'cold wave' day was recorded in Delhi last month (December). At the same time, there was dense fog in many parts of Rajasthan in the morning, due to which the movement of vehicles was affected. Visibility was recorded at 50 meters at Jaipur airport.
Cold conditions persisted in parts of the desert state and the minimum temperature in Sikar was recorded at 4.5 degrees Celsius, while it was 4.8 degrees in Phalodi, 5.2 degrees in Karauli, 5.4 degrees in Jaisalmer, 5.7 degrees in Pilani, six degrees in Sirohi and six degrees in Dholpur. A temperature of 6.4 degrees Celsius was recorded. The minimum temperature in Jaipur was recorded at 6.8 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, severe cold continued in many parts of Punjab and Haryana. The minimum temperature was recorded at seven degrees Celsius in Bathinda, Punjab. The minimum temperature in Patiala was recorded at 7.8 degrees Celsius. According to the weather office report, the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.3 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, 8 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana and 8.2 degrees Celsius in Faridkot.
The minimum temperature in Chandigarh, the common capital of both the states, was recorded at nine degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Hisar, Haryana was recorded at 7.2 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature in Karnal was eight degrees Celsius. Meteorological Department officials said that there was fog at many places in both the states on Tuesday morning. Last week, most areas in the region were covered with dense fog in the morning. A huge drop in the maximum temperature of the area has also been observed during the last two days.
At the same time, the minimum temperature in Kashmir Valley remained below the freezing point on Monday night, which was recorded at minus 4.8 degrees Celsius. The lake people living in houseboats faced difficulty in breaking the ice layer while moving their boats towards the shore. Due to extreme cold wave conditions, water supply pipes have frozen in many areas of Kashmir. The minimum temperature was recorded at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. The minimum temperature in Gulmarg, a tourist destination in North Kashmir, was recorded below minus four degrees Celsius.
Kashmir is currently in the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan'. This is a period of severe winter of 40 days. During this time, cold wave prevails in the area and the temperature drops extremely low, due to which water in the reservoirs including the famous Dal Lake freezes. Many parts of the valley face this situation. The probability of snowfall is highest during this period and the higher altitude areas also experience heavy snowfall. Chillai-Kalan will end on January 31.
'Chillai-Kalan' starts from 21st December and will end on 31st January. After this, there is a period of 20 days of 'Chillai-Khurd' (small cold) and 10 days of 'Chillai-Bachha' (mild cold) in Kashmir. During this period the cold wave continues. The weather remained dry in Uttar Pradesh during the last 24 hours with dense to very dense fog in one or two parts of the state.
The weather office in Lucknow said that cold wave conditions are prevailing at some places in eastern Uttar Pradesh and one or two places in the western part of the state. According to the Meteorological Department, the day temperature in other divisions including Kanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Meerut, Ayodhya, Lucknow, Agra and Meerut divisions remained much below the normal limit. Shahjahanpur recorded the state's lowest temperature at 5.2 degrees Celsius, while Banda recorded the maximum at 22.6 degrees Celsius.
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