UP CM Yogi and Dr Jitendra Singh jointly Launch Regional Meteorological Centre

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr.Jitendra Singh, today launched the new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Lucknow along with the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath. On the occasion, the Minister said that India’s meteorological infrastructure has witnessed unprecedented expansion over the last decade, enabling more accurate, location-specific and impact-based weather forecasting services across the country.

Addressing the function, Dr.Jitendra Singh said that the progress achieved in weather forecasting and observation systems in the last decade has transformed the manner in which weather services are delivered to citizens, disaster management agencies, farmers, tourists and the aviation sector.

The Minister stated that India had only 17 Doppler Weather Radars in 2014, while several states, including Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Uttarakhand, did not have even a single radar. He informed that the network has now expanded to 50 Doppler Weather Radars and another 50 radars are proposed under Mission Mausam, taking the total to nearly 100 radars over the next two years. He said this expansion will significantly strengthen real-time weather monitoring and forecasting capabilities across the country.(UPDATED ON 8TH JUNE 2026)