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CITY2 THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2015

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NEW DELHI: While the Capitalexperienced a relativelywarm start to the NewYear, the bright sunshinelasted only a day. The citywoke up to a rainy Friday,with the wet weather con-tinuing throughout theday.

Although the maximumtemperature was recordedat 21.6 degrees Celsius,which was one degreeabove normal, the rainmade the day quite chilly,with Delhiites having toput on a layer of water-proof clothing before head-ing out. Even the minimumtemperature rose by 2.2degrees Celsius settling at10.2 degrees Celsius.

According to the Mete-orological Department, 5.4mm rainfall was recorded

at the Safdarjung and Pa-lam observatories, whileLodhi Road and areas fall-ing near the Ridge record-ed a rainfall of 6.7 mm and3.4 mm, respectively.

MeT official M. Duraisa-my explained that the wetweather was caused due toan interaction of moisture-laden winds blowing acrossIndia from the Bay of Ben-gal and a western disturb-ance. This weather systembrought rain to westernUttar Pradesh, eastern Ra-jasthan and the NationalCapital Region.

He said the cloudyweather is likely to last tillJanuary 4 after which thetemperature will begin tofall by January 6, with thepossibility of cold windsblowing from the NorthWest.

Due to the presence of

moisture, only shallow fogis likely to occur over thenext two days and densefog will only return after

the skies have cleared. Airtraffic remained unaffectedon Friday, while a few trainscontinued to run late.

Jaideep Deo Bhanj

Delhi sees rain before the freeze sets in

NAGGING DRIZZLE: Delhi woke up to a rainyFriday, which lasted through the day.PHOTOS: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA, SANDEEP SAXENA

AND SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR

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CINEMA

NEW DELHI: At a time whencourts are ordering strictmeasures to control pollutionin the Capital, a governmentbody duty bound to look aftervarious aspects of the menaceand grant consent to industri-al operations did not evenknow the total number of in-dustries in the Wazirpur In-dustrial Area.

The Delhi Pollution Con-trol Committee (DPCC) in anRTI reply has said it does nothave any information on thetotal number of industries inthe Wazirpur Industrial Area,which is said to be discharg-ing untreated waste into sew-ers joining the Yamuna.

Environmental activistVikrant Tongad had throughan RTI application sought toknow the total number of in-dustries in Wazirpur Indus-trial Area and theircategorisation into green, or-ange and red in order of se-verity of pollution.

“No such informationavailable for total number of

industries,” DPCC said in thereply.

To another question on in-dustries that need to installeffluent treatment plants, buthave not done so, the DPCCagain did not have anyinformation.

Mr. Tongad also sought to

know the kind of pollutioncaused by units in the Wazir-pur Industrial Area, which isknown for manufacturingand sale of steel utensils. Tothis, the DPCC said, “No suchdetailed study done.”

On complaints received bythe DPCC against pollution

being caused by units in Wa-zirpur over the past twoyears, the committee onceagain said, “No such compila-tion available.”

It also did not have list ofnames of industries, whichare flouting pollution controlnorms.

‘Industrial units discharging untreated waste into the Yamuna’Akanksha Jain

DPCC clueless about industries in Wazirpur

NEW DELHI: For Dr. Rajinder Johar, an oc-cupational therapist at King George’sMedical College, Lucknow, and a quadri-plegic, 2015 has come with a lot of possibil-ities.

Just a month before the year dawned,he was bestowed with the National Awardfor Empowerment of Persons with Dis-abilities, 2014.

The award was bestowed on him byPresident Pranab Mukherjee in recogni-tion of his “outstanding performance as arole model among persons with disabil-ities in the category of locomotive dis-ability”.Mr. Johar is thefounder-coordinator of Family of Dis-abled (FOD), a Delhi-based organisationthat he established in 1992 to empowerthe differently-abled. The occupational

therapist met with an accident that ren-dered him bedridden for life with cervicalspine injury. “I had two options; either tosuccumb to the condition and lead a mea-

ningless life or gather my force andbounce back with vengeance. I opted forthe latter,” says Johar.

Now, Mr. Johar is involved in multifa-rious activities for differently-abled peo-ple; whether it is disbursement of gadgetsto economic rehabilitation under his ApnaRozgar Yojna for illiterate, unskilled andjobless differently-abled individuals byproviding them interest-free soft loans tostart their small enterprises or excursionand education tours for the differently-abled, and promoting differently-abledartists through an annual art show calledBeyond Limits. The FOD also funds edu-cation till post-graduation though a pro-ject called Gyanpath.

Mr. Johar appeared as an inspiring fig-ure in Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate pro-gramme. FOD was chosen for funds by Mr.Khan last year.

He helps others stand on their feetRana Siddiqui Zaman

President Pranab Mukherjeepresenting the National Awardfor Empowerment of Persons withDisabilities to Dr. Rajinder Johar.