A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Wednesday for setting up a Doppler Weather Radar at Pazhassiraja College, Pulpally, in Wayanad. The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan by Bathery Diocese Vicar General Father Sebastian Keepally, Neetha Gopal, Head of the India Meteorological Department Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, and State Disaster Management Authority Member Secretary Shekhar L. Kuriakose.
This project to set up a radar station in north Kerala for weather monitoring was a long pending demand of the State since 2010. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will start the work on installing the radar, developed by Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru, at the college soon.
An X-band radar, which can monitor weather over an area of 100 km, is being installed. States like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka will also benefit from the radar. There are also plans to start courses in disaster mitigation at Pazhassiraja College in collaboration with the State Disaster Management Authority and the IMD, said a release here on Wednesday.
Published – June 11, 2025 09:10 pm IST
