India, Sept. 16 -- A new Doppler weather radar centre was inaugurated at Jamadarpali in Odisha's Sambalpur to strengthen weather monitoring and provide more accurate and advanced information on severe weather events in western Odisha.Geographic Reference

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal and India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra were present at the inauguration programme.

Advertisement The five-storey radar centre houses a state-of-the-art C-band Doppler weather radar. With an operational range of around 250 km radius, the facility is expected to benefit nearly 10 districts of western Odisha.

The radar wil...