Following the request of Uttarakhand Government, the Indian Meteorological Department has started the work of strengthening the early warning system.
The Indian Meteorological Department for correct forecast will install 3 Dopler Radar, 75 rain gauge meter, 5 micro rain radar, 4 compact radar, 75 weather stations and helicopter support weather system.
This information was given by the DG IMD lS Rathore in a meeting presided over by the Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar at the Secretariat.
The CS has asked the DG to install gadgets compatible with hills. After the tragic disaster in June, the State Government had requested the Union Government to provide them with a solution. Taking cognisance on the State Government’s request, Union Government sanctioned Rs116 crore for the installation of ultra modern automatic weather station and radars. The CS has asked the weather scientists and State Government to identify the location and start working on it with
immediate effect.
During meeting Additional Chief Secretary BP Pandey, DGP BS Sidhu, Principal Secretary PWD SS Sidhu, Secretary Disaster Management Bhaskaranand, ADG law Management Ram Singh Meena, Secretary PWD Amit Negi, additional secretary disaster management Nitesh Jha and DG Information Ravinath Raman were present.