JAMMU, June 4 -- Union Minister and Udhampur MP Jitendra Singh will formally declare the establishment of a Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Jammu on June 5, a move expected to strengthen weather forecasting and disaster preparedness across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.

The announcement was made during a curtain-raiser programme held at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu, ahead of the formal declaration ceremony.

Officials said the centre will serve as a major hub for meteorological services in the north-western Himalayan region and will integrate weather observations with advanced X-band Doppler Weather Radar systems and an expanded network of Automatic Weather Stations (AWSs).

The...