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Kolkata weather forecast and traffic alert for Wednesday

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My Kolkata Web Desk Published 01.03.23, 09:41 AM
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Weather forecast for Wednesday (1.3.2023)

The maximum and minimum temperatures on Wednesday are likely to be around 32°C and 23°C, respectively.

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Mainly clear sky can be expected.

Sunset: 5.40pm

Sunrise: 5.59am

Yesterday’s weather update (28.2.2023)

Temperature

Maximum: 31.9°C (+0.5)

Minimum: 23.7°C (+3.9)

Rainfall: Nil

Humidity

Maximum: 96%

Minimum: 30%

Kolkata Traffic Police have posted a list of programmes that might affect the city traffic on Wednesday (1.3.2023).

  • 12noon: i) Demonstration in front of Jessop Building, 63, Netaji Subhas Road
  • 12.30pm: Procession from Acupuncture Association of India at 188/87, Prince Anwar Shah Road to its place of origin via Lake Gardens, Gobindapur Road crossing, Lord Bakery crossing etc
  • 3pm: Programme on Auckland Road

Traffic restrictions for Madhyamik Pariksha

  • A few traffic restrictions have been imposed for preventing danger, obstruction or inconvenience to the public in connection with the Madhyamik Examination 2023.
  • In a notice, Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Goyal stated that all classes of vehicles and all kinds of traffic, including pedestrian traffic for Kolkata shall be regulated in the manner prescribed below on February 23, 24, 25, 28 and March 1 to 4.
  • Movement of all types of goods vehicles shall be restricted to ply within the city of Kolkata (Kolkata Police jurisdiction) from 8am to 12 noon on all the above mentioned dates
  • Vehicular traffic may also be diverted/regulated/restricted in and around the centres of Secondary Examination (Madhyamik), 2023 as and when considered necessary by the traffic police on duty
  • These regulations will remain in force in addition to the other normal restrictions on those dates, which are not repugnant to above

Special train

A Holi-special train will run between Shalimar and Pune to ease the rush of passengers, said an official of South Eastern Railway. The train will leave Shalimar at 5.40pm on Wednesday and reach Pune at 2.45am on Friday, the official said. The train will stop at Santragachhi, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Bilaspur, Raipur, Durg, Gondia, Nagpur, Bhusaval, Kalyan and Panvel stations.

Exam postponed

The state primary education board has postponed the DElEd (diploma in elementary education) Part-1 examination for the 2021-2023 academic session, which was scheduled to be held across the state on March 9. The board has cited “unavoidable circumstances”. An official said the exam will be held after the higher secondary exams end on March 27.

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