Overview
- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu met Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh in New Delhi to request one Doppler weather radar and 150 automated weather stations before the next monsoon.
- The state also asked for a seismic laboratory and data analysis centre in the Kangra–Hamirpur zone, two additional high‑altitude air monitors, a weather data centre at Hamirpur, and compact radars for coverage gaps.
- Dr. Jitendra Singh praised the initiative, pledged central support, and cited the ongoing expansion of meteorological networks in hilly and remote regions.
- Both leaders emphasized closer coordination between the IMD and state authorities, and Sukhu acknowledged the earlier approval of a Doppler radar for Lahaul–Spiti.
- The requests remain pending allocation and deployment by the Centre, framed as urgent due to a surge in cloudbursts and flash floods that have inflicted heavy losses.