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Strong anti-cyclonic winds hits Delhi, worsen air quality in region
New Delhi: After all of sudden strong anti-cyclonic winds started blowing from Rajasthan that has caused ‘hazy’ conditions in Delhi and NCR region on Tuesday which resulted in visibility dipped the evening time while the air quality deteriorated to the ‘poor’ category for the first time in a week.
According to officials, the air quality which had been in the “moderate” category throughout the week, rose to 296 (poor)- a sharp rise from 177 (moderate) on Monday. Met officials said similar conditions are likely to persist over the next three days with dust suspension expected in the air too.
While Delhi saw strong surface winds during the day that touched 30-35 km/hr, the regional Met office said there was a largescale impact of the anti-cyclonic winds, adding that dusty conditions would continue in Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and other parts of NCR over the next few days.
“The anticyclonic wind system has raised a lot of dust that is coming from Rajasthan and through Haryana all the way to Delhi. We expect very hazy conditions over the next few days due to the dust,” said Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at the regional Met office.
Air quality worsen in Delhi after strong anti-cyclonic winds hits region:
The poor air quality showed a big spike on Tuesday with PM 10 levels crossing four times the safe standard in the evening and the PM 2.5 levels were recorded around two times the safe standards in Delhi.
The CPCB’s central control room recorded PM 10 levels to be around 433 micrograms per cubic metre at 8pm on Tuesday, while the PM 2.5 levels were 116 micrograms per cubic metre. The safe standards for both these ultrafine particles are 100 and 60 micrograms per cubic metre, respectively.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 41.7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday-two degrees above normal, while the minimum was recorded at 30.5 degrees Celsius-three notches above normal.
Met officials said the weather is likely to cause the minimum temperature to rise even further over the next few days. “This activity will mainly lead to a rise in the minimum temperature that will touch 32 degrees Celsius and result in hot conditions during the day. The maximum, meanwhile, could be between 41 and 42 degrees Celsius,” said the official.
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.
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