Lucknow, 08 June (HS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath said that accurate and reliable weather information can not only

prevent loss of life and property but also increase agricultural production. He

said that the Meteorological Department is currently providing accurate and

reliable information, and this is benefiting the general public. The Uttar

Pradesh government is ready to provide all possible assistance to further improve

this through satellite.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was addressing a program on

Monday in the auditorium of the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in the capital,

Lucknow, to mark the conversion of the Lucknow Meteorological Center into a

Regional Meteorological Center. He inaugurated the program remotely. Union

Minister of State for Science and Technology (Independent Charge) for Earth

Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh, and the Director General of the Meteorological

Department, along with several senior officials, were present on the occasion.

Chief Minister Yogi, referring to the calculations and

predictions of weather and climate in ancient times, said that Indian sages and

philosophers used the almanac to make accurate calculations. Many folk sayings

and traditions also provided accurate weather information, but in this

technological age, we need even better information. In the last 12 years, under

the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country has made

unprecedented progress in every field. Had this work been done since

independence, farmers would have enjoyed better agricultural yields and the

loss of life and property during natural disasters would have been less.

The Chief Minister said that the state government has

installed rainfall assessment equipment from the district to the block level to

help farmers assess crop damage. He praised the Meteorological Department for

providing accurate and reliable data at this time. Referring to the recent flooding

at the Shakumbhari Devi Temple complex, he said that everyone was safely

rescued after the Meteorological Department issued an alert before the

incident, but two women, despite warnings, entered the water and died.

He said that previously, lightning strikes in areas like

Sonbhadra and Mirzapur in the state used to cause the deaths of 100 to 150

people, but now this number has dropped to less than a dozen. These incidents

occur locally because people often don't take precautions despite being aware of

them. This damage occurs due to staying out in the open despite warnings and

going out to look after animals. He said that the government is constantly

working in collaboration with the NDRF, SDRF, and the Meteorological

Department. A satellite system that provides accurate weather information in

Uttar Pradesh alone could further reduce the damage, and the state government

is ready to cooperate with the Meteorological Department in every way.

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State with Independent

Charge, the special guest of the ceremony, said that earlier the regional

office of the Meteorological Department for Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand was

in Delhi, but from today a regional office has been started in Lucknow. This

office will look after the work of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. He told that

in the last 12 years the Meteorological Department has installed more radars

and equipment than were installed in the last 65 years. He said that before

2014 there were only 14 radars, but now their number has increased to more than

150. In the coming two years, this number will reach 200. He thanked Chief

Minister of State Yogi Adityanath and the government for the cooperation. He

said that in the coming days the Meteorological Department will work more rapidly

in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, Chief Minister Yogi and Union Minister of State

Singh were honoured by the Meteorological Department by presenting them

Angavastram and a plant.

Lucknow Centre to Monitor Weather in Uttar Pradesh and

Uttarakhand: The elevation of the Lucknow Meteorological Centre to a Regional

Meteorological Centre (RMC) will simplify many tasks. The Lucknow Centre will

also gain jurisdiction over Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The RMC status will

further strengthen weather monitoring, accurate forecasting, and timely early

warning services in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. This will enable better

preparedness for heavy rains, storms, lightning, and other weather-related

events.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi