The Meteorological Department has decided to put in place German-made Doppler radar system in Paradip instead of Chinese-manufactured system
Taking note of security concern, the Meteorological Department has decided to put in place German-made Doppler radar system in Paradip instead of Chinese-manufactured system for generation of foolproof weather data and advance cyclone warning information.
The commissioning of Paradip Doppler radar station has got delayed after the Ministry of Defence disapproved the system with China-made gadgets from national security point of view.
“The matter has been taken up by the Ministry of Earth Science of Union Government after the State Government shot off a series of request letters for expeditious commissioning of the project. The Ministry of Defence has agreed in principle for the launch of the project. The Chinese system has been rejected. Now the Paradip station would have an improvised German-made Doppler radar”, said State Director of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Sarat Chandra Sahu.
“The China-made Doppler radar system is still in our possession. After the Union Defence Ministry directed us not to install the China-made set, it is now under lock and key and has not been put to use. The building and other infrastructures are ready for the launch of the state-of-the-art weather station. Once the German-made system is provided to us, the station would get operational without any further delay”, he informed this reporter.
Security concerns were raised by the Union Ministry. It was apprehended that the in-built chips in the radar might help pass on vital information to the manufacturing country, said an official.
The installation of Doppler radar is of paramount importance as this region has a history of natural calamities including cyclone, storm and tidal surge. To aggravate the matter further, the analogous radar put in place in Paradip weather warning station has gone out of order leaving the advance weather and cyclone warning system haywires. The radar commissioned in 1986 has outlived its utility as it had a lifespan of 20 years. The obsolete analogue radar installed for weather forecast has turned defunct even as harried meteorology personnel are now entirely dependent on the weathermen at Vishakhapatnam and Kolkata for forecast update, State Meteorology head Sahu told Sagar Sandesh. The system is in order in these places.
“In recent months, the weather, storm, low pressure and cyclone warning from the Paradip radar station is way off the target. Prediction is often going wrong. Fishermen communities particularly those engaged in hazardous sea fishing are no more reposing trust in weather warning being issued by the said station from time to time”, said Mr. Narayan Haldar, President, Traditional Marine Fish Workers’ Association.
Taking note of security concern, the Meteorological Department has decided to put in place German-made Doppler radar system in Paradip instead of Chinese-manufactured system for generation of foolproof weather data and advance cyclone warning information.
The commissioning of Paradip Doppler radar station has got delayed after the Ministry of Defence disapproved the system with China-made gadgets from national security point of view.
“The matter has been taken up by the Ministry of Earth Science of Union Government after the State Government shot off a series of request letters for expeditious commissioning of the project. The Ministry of Defence has agreed in principle for the launch of the project. The Chinese system has been rejected. Now the Paradip station would have an improvised German-made Doppler radar”, said State Director of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Sarat Chandra Sahu.
“The China-made Doppler radar system is still in our possession. After the Union Defence Ministry directed us not to install the China-made set, it is now under lock and key and has not been put to use. The building and other infrastructures are ready for the launch of the state-of-the-art weather station. Once the German-made system is provided to us, the station would get operational without any further delay”, he informed this reporter.
Security concerns were raised by the Union Ministry. It was apprehended that the in-built chips in the radar might help pass on vital information to the manufacturing country, said an official.
The installation of Doppler radar is of paramount importance as this region has a history of natural calamities including cyclone, storm and tidal surge. To aggravate the matter further, the analogous radar put in place in Paradip weather warning station has gone out of order leaving the advance weather and cyclone warning system haywires. The radar commissioned in 1986 has outlived its utility as it had a lifespan of 20 years. The obsolete analogue radar installed for weather forecast has turned defunct even as harried meteorology personnel are now entirely dependent on the weathermen at Vishakhapatnam and Kolkata for forecast update, State Meteorology head Sahu told Sagar Sandesh. The system is in order in these places.
“In recent months, the weather, storm, low pressure and cyclone warning from the Paradip radar station is way off the target. Prediction is often going wrong. Fishermen communities particularly those engaged in hazardous sea fishing are no more reposing trust in weather warning being issued by the said station from time to time”, said Mr. Narayan Haldar, President, Traditional Marine Fish Workers’ Association.
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