01082024-CT-01.qxd 7/31/2024 11:36 PM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune » » THEFT CASES UP, KHARAR JEWELLERS MEET DSP P2 EXTENSION LECTURERS STAGE PROTEST INSIDE FORECAST GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 34°C | MIN 28°C YESTERDAY MAX 37.4°C | MIN 28.6°C SUNSET THURSDAY 7.16 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 5.42 AM » JATT & JULIET 3 MINTS ~107.51 CR P4 THURSDAY | 1 AUGUST 2024 | CHANDIGARH TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE After driest June, city records 35% rainfall deficit in July Temperatures soar; day, night remain hottest since 2011 Sandeep Rana Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 31 After recording the driest June in over a decade, the city has witnessed 35 per cent rainfall deficit in July, resulting in the hottest day and night temperatures since 2011. Against the normal rainfall of 273.2 mm, they city received only 178.2 mm rainfall in July. On the contrary, 760.7 mm rainfall was recorded in 2023 and 463.1 mm in 2022. In June, the city received only 11.9 mm rainfall, which falls in the “large deficient” category of the Chandigarh Meteorological Department. In the two months of this monsoon, the total rainfall deficit was 50.9 per cent. “Weak current in the Bay of Bengal resulted in a deficient rainfall. Another reason for scanty rain is Western Disturbance, which was not frequent and weak too,” shared Surender Paul, Director of the department. The deficient rain affected the temperatures both maximum and minimum. The average maximum temperature for July was 35.8°C, which is the highest since 2011 when the local department started maintaining the record. Also, the average minimum temperature remained 28.2°C, the highest since 2011. “There was little or no rainfall 9008007006005004003002001000-100- JULY RAIN IN RAINFALL DEPARTURE 760.7 CHANDIGARH In mm 263.6 321.4 277.1 182.7 159.8 257.9 131.1 195.2 148.1 13 -35 -43 -9 -54 -31 -7 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 -2 2019 2021 178 178.2 70 -48 2020 463.1 -35 2022 2023 2024 A two-wheeler rider waits for rain to stop in Sector 35, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. NITIN MITTAL activity in July. A subdued monsoon caused dry weather, which led to hotter conditions,” said the Director. Rain forecasts go wrong Most of rain predictions by the Weather Department in July did not turn out to be true. Though there were rain predictions for almost all days of the month, rain activity was otherwise. The Director said, “Weather models were overestimated. We were scientifically getting signals about rain activity through our computing system, but it did not happen on the ground. Also, models generally do not stimulate smallscale climate indications and wind system.” The department has released rain forecast for the next four days. DRAFT AGGREGATOR RULES-2024 WHAT’S ON Taxis running on battery, ethanol, methanol exempt from permit fee Dushyant Singh Pundir CHANDIGARH Apni Mandi: Sectors 34, 56 and Ram Darbar MOHALI Apni Mandi: Sector 76 PANCHKULA Apni Mandi: Sector 5 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com INBRIEF TWO ARRESTED FOR SNATCHING PHONE Chandigarh: Two persons have been arrested for snatching a mobile phone. A resident of Maloya had reported that her mobile phone was snatched in Sector 17 on Tuesday. The police registered a case at the Sector 17 police station. During investigation, the police arrested two accused. They have been identified as Avinash Kumar (27) and Harish Singh (21), both residents of Kansal. TNS Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 31 To regulate app-based taxis operating in the city, the UT Administration has unveiled draft Motor Vehicle Aggregator Rules 2024. According to the draft rules, the electric vehicles and those running on ethanol or methanol will be exempt from permit fee subject to commercial insurance of the vehicle by the aggregator company and fulfilment of any other formalities required. Ride pooling Under the draft rules, the aggregators may provide pooling facility to riders whose details and KYC are available, and who will be travelling along the same route but with varied stoppages. Female passengers will be provided the option of pooling only with women passengers. Regulation of fares The city taxi fare indexed by Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for the current year will be the base fare levied on cus- CANCELLATION OF RIDE On the cancellation of a booking by a driver, a penalty of 10% of the total fare not exceeding ~100 shall be imposed, when such cancellations are made without valid reason. On the cancellation of a booking by a rider, a penalty of 10% of the total fare not exceeding ~100 will be imposed. The said amount shall be divided between the driver and the aggregator company in the same proportion. tomers. The base minimum fare will be for a minimum of 3 km to compensate for dead mileage, distance travelled and fuel utilised for picking up customers. The aggregator shall be permitted to charge a fare 50% lower than the base fare and a maximum surge pricing of 1.5 times the base fare. The UT may direct 2% of the total fare for each ride towards the state exchequer for providing amenities and conducting programmes on driver awareness, road safety workshops and pollutioncontrol drives etc. Out of the remaining amount of the total fare, the driver shall get, at least, 80% and the rest will go to the aggregator. Any other taxes, GST or otherwise imposed by the Central/state government, shall be borne by the aggregator. However, no passenger will be charged for dead mileage when the distance for availing of the ride is less than 3 km and the fare will be charged only from the point of boarding to the point of alighting. What should they do to ensure passenger safety It should be ensured that the GPS installed in a vehicle is functioning properly. The aggregator shall also ensure the installation of vehicle location tracking device (VLTD) in vehicles from other states for the safety of passengers. For the safety of women employees and drivers, the aggregator should introduce mechanisms to protect their rights, in compliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. 2 minor sisters found dead at house in Ambala Tribune News Service Ambala, July 31 Two minor sisters were found dead at their house under mysterious circumstances at Valmiki Colony in the Nahan house area of Ambala City today. The deceased have been identified as Yogita (11) and Amayra (7). Their father, Sonu, works in a factory and mother, Jyoti, is a domestic help. The family suspects the role of a person, with whom Sonu has a monetary dispute, in the death of both girls. The deceased’s elder brother, Saurabh, who spotted the bodies, said both girls were alone in the house. They were rushed to the hospital where the doctors declared them dead on arrival. “Our parents had gone for work in the morning. I also accompanied my father. Since I forgot my phone at home, I came back, and found both my sisters lying unconscious in the room. Earlier in the day, a person had visited our house and had a verbal spat with my family. We sus- pect that he killed my sisters.” In his complaint to the police, grandfather Ved Prakash (62) has stated that he had adopted Sonu and he (Sonu) had four children. “Sonu has been addicted to drugs for the past four years. On Wednesday around 7 am, Vikas visited our home. He accused Sonu of stealing money and hurled abuses at us. I had an argument with Sonu. Later, I received a call from Saurabh. When I reached home, I found both girls unconscious. The girls had injury marks on their necks.” Ambala ASP Srishti Gupta reached the spot and started investigation. Sources said the police also suspect the role of the girls’ father in their death. According to the post-mortem report, smothering and strangulation were the causes of death of both girls. 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