Japan aid to establish Radar Weather Networks

 

The Japanese Ambassador, Kenichi Suganuma signed an agreement to donate Yen 2,503 million amounting to approximately Rs. 3,422 million to establish Radar Weather Networks in Sri Lanka.

The Exchange of Notes and Grant Agreement was made at the Finance and Mass Media Ministry in Colombo today.

The main objective of this project is to mitigate devastations generated as a result of shortcomings by improving the weather information and forecast released by the Meteorology Department.

The radar tower buildings will be established in Puttalam and Pottuvil.

A Doppler Weather Radar Network including C - band Pulse Compression Solid State Dual Polarization Doppler Meteorological Radar Systems, Meteorological Radar Central Processing System, Meteorological Radar Data Display Systems and Meteorological Data Communication Systems will be installed in those buildings.

Furthermore this project provides technical support to Meteorology Department staff to strengthen monitoring capabilities of hazardous meteorological occurrences.

 

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