He also dedicated 200 Agro Automated Weather Stations to the Nation. Bhan, Scientist-G, Chairman, OrganizingCommittee joined the Foundation Day event in Hybrid Mode.ĭr Jitendra Singh informed the Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and LG of J&K, who joined the event virtually that IMD has augmented Doppler Weather Radar network in HP, Uttarakhand, Ladakh and J&K which will help further to predict extreme weather events more accurately.ĭrJitendra Singh dedicated 4 Doppler Weather Radar Systems to the Western Himalayan States of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, DrMrutyunjayMohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, IMD, Mr D S Pandiyan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Shri S.C. Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Ministerof Uttarakhand, Shri Sukhvinder SinghChief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Shri Manoj Sinha,LG, UT of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr M. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said, Entire Country will be covered by Doppler Weather Radar Network by 2025 to predict extreme weather events more accurately.ĭelivering the Keynote Address on the occasion of 148 th Foundation Day of India Meteorological Department (IMD) here, Dr Jitendra Singh took pride in the fact that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government, IMD has taken pro-active steps to increase the Radar Network from mere 15 in 2013 to 37 in 2023 and will add 25 more in next 2-3 years. of India joined the event IMD targets to establish 660 District Agro Meteorological Units (DAMUs) by 2025 and increase from 3,100 blocks in 2023 to 7,000 blocks in 2025: Dr Jitendra Singh Minister informs that the Weather Prediction Accuracy has increased by about 20-40% for different severe weather events forecast during last five years After introduction of Flash Flood Guidance in 2021, number of watersheds increased from 30,000 to 1,00,000 in 2022 and it is being provided every 6 hours to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka apart from our national use: Dr Jitendra Singh Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated 4 Doppler Weather Radar Systems to the Western Himalayan States of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh Dr Jitendra Singh also dedicated 200 Agro Automated Weather Stations to the Nation The Minister delivers the Keynote Address on the occasion of 148th Foundation Day of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in New Delhi Pushkar Singh Dhami, CM, Uttarakhand, Sukhvinder Singh, CM, Himachal Pradesh, Manoj Sinha, LG, UT of J&K and Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Home Secretary, Govt.

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, Entire Country will be covered by Doppler Weather Radar Network by 2025 to predict extreme weather events more accurately

National doppler radar system