Kolkata: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) plans to soon install two high-powered weather forecast radars in Malda and Jalpaiguri districts of West Bengal.
This will bolster IMD’s weather monitoring infrastructure in the eastern and northeastern regions of India with an aim to improve the early warning systems for natural disasters.
The radars would be capable of covering areas from 150km to 300km from their location. The decision comes amid rising instances of heavy rainfall, flash floods and localised cyclonic storms in the region.
Similar radars will be operational in Diamond Harbour, as well as in Sikkim and Guwahati. The radars are designed to provide advanced warning of intense downpours, tornadoes and other severe weather events.
This will give authorities and residents more time to prepare in case of natural disasters. In addition, lightning forecast instruments, locally known as ‘NowCast’, would be installed across north Bengal.
These would be done in Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, North and South Dinajpur, Malda and Cooch Behar. The devices will provide warnings of lightning strikes, addressing a growing concern as incidents of electrical storms rise.
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