Mahabaleshwar Launches Digital Screens to Display Environmental Quality and Boost Tourism |
The air quality of Mahabaleshwar city is now available on a digital screens across the city. This first-of-its-kind experiment in Satara district is being implemented by the Mahabaleshwar Giristhan Municipal Council. In this new initiative, digital screens have been installed at major intersections in the city to display environmental indices and information about government schemes.
The digital screens installed by the Mahabaleshwar Giristhan Municipal Council make information on environmental indices such as temperature, rainfall, humidity, noise intensity, and air quality easily accessible to residents and tourists.
Indices available on screen
Notably, information on polluting particles like CO2, PM 2.5, and PM 10 is also available on these screens. This will make it easier for tourists and local residents to understand the quality of the city’s environment.
Since the environment of Mahabaleshwar is very beautiful, tourists love to visit this place. This new initiative will also give a boost to tourism growth as the city’s environmental index will be available in digital form. Additionally, the citizens and businessmen of Mahabaleshwar city will definitely benefit from this.
Digital screens can be seen at the following places in Mahabaleshwar city: These digital screens have been installed at four locations in Mahabaleshwar city: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk, The Club Chowk, Raj Bhavan Road Mahad Naka, and Petit Library towards the ST stand.
Temperature goes down in Satara
Meanwhile, Satara district has been experiencing severe cold for the past week, and Mahabaleshwar is also feeling the chill. As the cold wave has started increasing in the district, some people are trying to get rid of the cold by lighting bonfires. Satara city recorded a minimum temperature of 11.9 degrees Celsius on Saturday, the lowest temperature in the month of November in recent years. Mahabaleshwar is experiencing cold weather both at night and during the day, with the cold not letting up even during the day. The intensity of the cold was less between November 15 and 20, but after that, the cold intensified. As a result, for the past 10 days, the minimum temperature in most places in the district has been below 15 degrees Celsius. Normal life has been disrupted, and agricultural work has also been greatly affected. Farmers are facing difficulties in doing agricultural work in the morning. Due to dense fog and the dew point, harvesting work has to be done in the afternoon. The cold has also affected the city’s market, with customers seen only in the afternoon. Due to the increasing cold in the city and its surroundings, citizens cannot step out of their homes without wearing warm clothes. The number of people walking around in the morning has also decreased.
People are starting to use sweaters, earmuffs, and jackets to protect themselves from the cold. Compared to Mahabaleshwar, it feels bitterly cold a few kilometers outside the city. Tourists are experiencing the difference between the pleasant cold in Mahabaleshwar and outside. In the evening, both tourists and locals are also taking advantage of sweaters, earmuffs, and jackets to protect themselves from the cold. Locals and tourists are lighting bonfires in various parts of the city, including Lingamal. This year, the cold started late in the district. Every year, the cold starts before the beginning of November, but this year, it began after mid-November.
Every year, Satara district experiences severe cold in December. Usually, the mercury drops sharply between mid-December and the beginning of January. However, this year, the severe cold started in November. The cold has increased significantly in the past 15 days. Currently, the mercury is falling each day. Meanwhile, the city of Mahabaleshwar has been experiencing severe cold for the past week, and the temperature is also dropping day by day.
