new Delhi. The government will now use more hi-tech methods to forecast the weather in the country. The plan is to buy an aircraft system at a cost of Rs 250 crores, which will help in accurately forecasting the weather in different parts of the country.
The Ministry of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences is considering purchasing the aircraft. The Minister of this department, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, gave information about the purchase of aircraft in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
In fact, on Friday, an MP in the Lok Sabha had asked whether the government is considering a proposal to buy a special aircraft for the use of weather forecasts. What are the benefits of a particular aircraft to be purchased?
Answering this question in writing, Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that the Ministry is considering purchasing a special research aircraft with a tool for atmospheric process studies in the country. Equipped with scientific equipment, the cost of this aircraft system can be 2.5 crores.
Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that this aircraft is likely to be used to solve various atmospheric research problems in weather, atmosphere in different parts of the country. This will help with meteorological cloud physics data.
The minister said that apart from this, it can also be helpful in air pollution assessment and solution of health, need, climate environment and hydrology studies in India.
Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan informed that Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune will work as the nodal agency for this entire scheme. It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Through this nodal agency, the public will get information about the weather.
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