PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Doppler Radar Station at Balasore

Newdelhi:12/112/24:lThe Doppler Weather Radars(DWRs) network mainly monitors localized thunderstorms and heavy rainfall and issues timely nowcast warnings for up to 3 hours. The DWR data are also ingested in the Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models, especially in Nowcast models, to predict rainfall and thunderstorms 6 to 12 hours in advance. Suitable warnings and alerts are issued with the help of these DWRs.

The State Government is expected to hand over the building for DWR at Balasore by March 2025. After the building is handed over to IMD, the installation and commissioning of DWR Balasore will be completed.

Three DWRs are planned in the State of Odisha (at Balasore, Sambalpur, and Bhubaneswar).

Currently, 39 Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) are installed at various locations nationwide. The State and location-wise details are given in Annexure-1. The newly launched Mission Mausam is intended to augment the Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) network across the country for complete radar coverage and to enhance the accuracy of the weather forecasting system. Mission Mausam was launched in September 2024 and planned to install 87 more DWRs by 2026.

14 States and UTs depend on DWR deployed in neighboring States.

It is intended to augment the Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) network across the country for complete radar coverage, including Bihar and UTs, and to enhance the accuracy of the weather forecasting system.

Annexure-1

This information was given by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.