DEHRADUN: It's been more than two years since the deluge ravaged the hill state, but the ambitious plan to install Doppler radars for a disaster-prone state like Uttarakhand is yet to take shape. The State Disaster Management Department has now proposed to procure the radars under the World Bank funded Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project (UDRP).
Doppler radars are capable of predicting thunderstorms, and thus will help in issuing warnings quickly. They are also capable of generating accurate data on wind changes and rain clouds.
Deputy Secretary in the Disaster Management Department, Santosh Badoni, told TOI, "We have communicated to the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) that we can buy Doppler Radars under the UDRP. We have sought their permission to buy the radars as the IMD was originally supposed to procure them,"
It has been made clear to the IMD that Doppler radars will have to be operated and maintained by the IMD even if state government procures them, as we don't have the technical expertise to operate them, said Badoni.
"If we get the permission to procure the radars, it will be done in consultation with the IMD. A C-Band Doppler radar costs around Rs 4 crore, but the IMD will have to specify which radar will be needed considering the topography of Uttarakhand," said a Disaster Management Department official.
Meanwhile, 0.06 hectare land at Dinapani village in Almora has been transferred to the Disaster Management Department for the installation of Doppler radar. "We have received the land transfer letter from the chief revenue commissioner," said Santosh Badoni.
The IMD is already in the process of signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for getting a piece of land for the installation of a second radar in Mussoorie. "Scientists from the IMD visited the proposed site at Dinapani in April and found it suitable for installing the Doppler radar. The site is located at an elevation of 1,890 metres," Piyoosh Rautela, executive director, Disaster Management and Mitigation Centre (DMMC), told TOI.
Doppler radars are capable of predicting thunderstorms, and thus will help in issuing warnings quickly. They are also capable of generating accurate data on wind changes and rain clouds.
Deputy Secretary in the Disaster Management Department, Santosh Badoni, told TOI, "We have communicated to the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) that we can buy Doppler Radars under the UDRP. We have sought their permission to buy the radars as the IMD was originally supposed to procure them,"
It has been made clear to the IMD that Doppler radars will have to be operated and maintained by the IMD even if state government procures them, as we don't have the technical expertise to operate them, said Badoni.
"If we get the permission to procure the radars, it will be done in consultation with the IMD. A C-Band Doppler radar costs around Rs 4 crore, but the IMD will have to specify which radar will be needed considering the topography of Uttarakhand," said a Disaster Management Department official.
Meanwhile, 0.06 hectare land at Dinapani village in Almora has been transferred to the Disaster Management Department for the installation of Doppler radar. "We have received the land transfer letter from the chief revenue commissioner," said Santosh Badoni.
The IMD is already in the process of signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for getting a piece of land for the installation of a second radar in Mussoorie. "Scientists from the IMD visited the proposed site at Dinapani in April and found it suitable for installing the Doppler radar. The site is located at an elevation of 1,890 metres," Piyoosh Rautela, executive director, Disaster Management and Mitigation Centre (DMMC), told TOI.
30-7-2015
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