Lok Sabha Question No. 5336 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Installation of Doppler Radars
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5336

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 5 TH  APRIL, 2023

## INSTALLATION OF DOPPLER RADARS

## 5336.      SHRl SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made efforts to install doppler radars that provide correct weather  information  to  the  common  farmers  in  the  country  to  reduce  the  loss  of unseasonal or untimely rain or to eliminate losses;
- (b) if so, the detailed account of how many such doppler radars have been installed in the country so far;
- (c) whether the Government has installed such radars in any part of the country in the last four to five years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise especially in the State of Maharashtra; and
- (e) whether the Government has been demanding X-BAND  Doppler radar for Marathwada  region  of  Maharashtra  for  a  long  time,  if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the Government so far in this regard and the time by which it is likely to be established?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) Yes  Sir.  India  Meteorological  Department  (IMD)  is  already  maintaining  a  well established  Doppler  Weather  Radar  (DWR)  network  to  support  weather  forecasting services.
- (b) IMD has installed and operating a network of 37 DWRs across the country.
- (c) & (d)  Since  2017,  13  DWRs  have  been  installed  at  different  parts  of  the  country  and  the details are given in Annexure.
- (e) A C-Band Radar is proposed to be installed in Aurangabad in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. For this purpose, site selection for installation is in process.

## ANNEXURE

## List of Doppler Weather Radar installed in last Five years.

|   S. No. | Name of Station                          | DWR type              | Commissioned on                                       |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Kochi (Kerala)                           | S-Band                | 12.07.2017                                            |
|        2 | Sriharikota (ISRO), Andhra Pradesh       | S-Band                | April 2018                                            |
|        3 | Mukteshwar (Uttarakhand)                 | X-Band                | 30.09.2020                                            |
|        4 | Sonmarg (Ladakh) Shifted to Leh (Ladakh) | Transportable X- Band | 26.10.2020 shifted to Leh with effect from 28.10.2021 |
|        5 | Kufri (Himachal Pradesh)                 | X-Band                | 07.12.2020                                            |
|        6 | Jammu (Jammu &Kashmir)                   | X-Band                | 24.08.2021                                            |
|        7 | Aya Nagar (Delhi)                        | X-Band                | 09.10.2021                                            |
|        8 | Chennai NIOT (Tamil Nadu)                | X-Band                | 22.12.2021                                            |
|        9 | Mumbai Veravali (Maharashtra)            | C-Band                | 31.12.2021                                            |
|       10 | Surkanda Devi (Uttarakhand)              | X-Band                | 28.03.2022                                            |
|       11 | Banihal Top (Jammu& Kashmir)             | X-Band                | 01.09.2022                                            |
|       12 | Jot (Himachal Pradesh)                   | X-Band                | 31.12.2022                                            |
|       13 | Murari Devi (Himachal Pradesh)           | X-Band                | 21.01.2023                                            |

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