Two New C-Band Doppler Weather Radars, Solar Panel System & Meteorological Museum commissioned by India Meteorological Department ( IMD )

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Two state-of-the-art Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) in Raipur and Mangaluru, a new Solar Power System at Mausam Bhawan, and a Meteorological Museum dedicated to students and young learners commissioned by IMD.

A Dual Polarized, Solid-State Power Amplifier-based C-Band Doppler Weather Radar has been installed at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur—the first such radar in Chhattisgarh. With a 250-km radial coverage, it can detect monsoon depressions, low-pressure systems, heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms, squalls, and turbulence.Its observational reach extends over Chhattisgarh, interior Odisha, eastern Madhya Pradesh, southwest Jharkhand, and southern parts of East Uttar Pradesh, filling a long-standing data gap and significantly improving IMD’s prediction capabilities in these regions.

 The second Dual Polarized C-Band Doppler Weather Radar, installed at IMD’s RS/RW Office in Shakthi Nagar, Mangaluru, will provide advanced monitoring of severe weather systems including cyclones, thunderstorms, squalls, heavy rainfall, lightning, hailstorms, and turbulence.With 250 km coverage, the radar will monitor the Arabian Sea adjoining Karnataka, areas of Goa and South Konkan, northern Lakshadweep, and land regions of Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, and South Maharashtra.This is Karnataka’s first IMD radar, and will be crucial for nowcasting and short-range forecasting, strengthening disaster preparedness along the west coast.Both radars have been indigenously developed under the ‘Make in India’ initiative.

Along with this, newly developed Meteorological Museum, designed to inspire students, researchers, and the youth by showcasing IMD’s journey over 150 years has also been inagurated. The museum features historic weather instruments, upper-air observational systems, communication tools, radar, and satellite components, and offers audio-visual facilities for interactive learning.

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