Jammu, June 3 -- Marking a major step towards strengthening weather forecasting and disaster preparedness across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh will formally declare the establishment of a new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) here on June 5.
"The new RMC is being established as a significant milestone in strengthening meteorological services across the north-western Himalayan region, including Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh," Director, Meteorological Centre (IMD) for Jammu and Kashmir Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad here told reporters during a curtain raiser programme organized at CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu.
He said that the Centre will integrate we...