Inauguration of Open-Field Observatory of Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART), at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

India, May 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India has established a Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) at Andhra University (AU) in Visakhapatnam. Andhra University has allocated land on its campus for setting up an open-field meteorological observatory, enabling continuous and integrated observations and research collaborations.

The Open-Field Observatory of Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) was inaugurated on 1st May 2026 by Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences in the august presence of Hon'ble Vice chancellor Prof. G.P. Raja Sekhar, and Dr. Suryachandr...