Seven weather monitoring devices installed

Chamba, November 7

Seven Automatic Weather Monitoring System devices have been installed at the remote Kundi, Kuranh, Baat, Gulera Kiyani, Chandi and Kalhel areas of Chamba district in collaboration with NGO Pragya. These will provide necessary data and information for effective management of natural calamities in the district.

Launching the automatic weather system equipment here on Saturday, Deputy Commissioner DC Rana said these automatic weather system centres would be important for providing useful information related to weather in the district. He said these devices would not only provide information related to pre-disaster weather but would also be significant for farmers and orchardists in forecasting rain.

The DC said a ‘doppler radar’, with a capacity of 120 sq km, was also being installed by the India Meteorological Department at Jot in the district; adding that with the functioning of this radar, detailed weather information would be available.

The DC asked for linking the radar with India Meteorological Department, Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, thereby ensuring the utilisation of these instruments installed in automatic weather system centres for early disaster warning. —OC