IMD to commission 4 Doppler radars in J&K to strengthen weather monitoring: Jitendra

Jammu, Nov 2 (UNI) Inaugurating the new Seismological Observatory in the high seismic zone of Kishtwar through the Ministry of Earth Sciences, union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today highlighted the significant expansion of meteorological and weather monitoring infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir after 2014, particularly in the erstwhile Doda district, with additional installations brought in after the Chasoti cloudburst tragedy last year. Addressing the gathering, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had strengthened the weather monitoring network in the region from not a single Doppler Weather Radar in 2014 to 4 installed in the past 12…