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Sunburn risks: Now get UV advisories from
weather office
Sunday May 05, 2013 08:09:32 PM,
Richa Sharma,
IANS
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New Delhi: People in
Delhi can soon find out the dose of ultraviolet (UV) rays they are
exposed to every day and take necessary measures to prevent
sunburn. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is planning to
issue UV rays advisories at 10 locations across the national
capital.
Invisible UV rays are emitted by the sun and overexposure to them
is said to be the major risk factor for most skin cancers.
The weather office has recently launched the UV Index service for
Pune and would launch it in Delhi by October. The UV rays readings
will be displayed on LED screens at 10 locations in Delhi along
with the temperature and humidity.
The Pune based-Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)
will install Pyranometers at 10 places in Delhi to calculate the
UV-Index, which will be measured on a scale of 1 to 10.
"Any reading between 1-5 is considered safe for Indian skin while
limit between 5-6 is low risk. Reading between 6-8 is medium risk,
while 8 and above falls in the category of high risk," Gurfan Beig,
SAFAR programme director at IITM, told IANS.
The facility is part of the SAFAR (System of Air quality
Forecasting and Research) monitoring stations - India's first air
quality prediction system of monitoring stations - that were put
in place ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
"The instruments have been acquired from a US-based company and
each costs around Rs. 15 lakh. They will measure UV rays that can
cause skin cancer over prolonged exposure," Beig said.
The UV-Index for India was developed by the scientists of the
ministry of earth sciences after extensive research based on an
analysis of the long-term atmospheric ozone data. It also follows
the guidelines laid down by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on
the UV rays.
"The UV-Index will be displayed along with the other parameters
like temperature, humidity and pollutants on the LED screens
already put at 10 places across the national capital," Beig said.
He said the UV-Index would help the people take necessary measures
to prevent overexposure to UV rays and sunburn.
"UV rays are harmful and overexposure to them can cause skin
cancer and other problems. By knowing the UV Index at a particular
time, people can plan measures like using sunscreens or covering
the face to avoid their harmful effects," Beig added.
(Richa Sharma can be contacted at richa.s@ians.in)
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