The Centre will provide improved weather forecasting services to hill States in the wake of Uttarakhand tragedy. Addressing the foundation day of the Ministry of Earth Sciences in New Delhi yesterday,Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, S Jaipal Reddy said that recent heavy rainfall and floods which lead to large scale devastation in Uttarakhand have posed great challenges for climate and hazard monitoring and warning systems in difficult hilly terrains.
He said the Centre is already implementing a project to increase the Doppler network in the Himalayan states in the next two to three years to improve weather forecasting.
Doppler radars are capable of predicting severe thunderstorms and generating accurate data on wind changes and rain clouds. He said, the government is also prepared to make adequate investment in the 12th Plan Period to ensure better weather forecasting.