Modern radar systems to be fixed across country to enhance climate monitoring

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has decided to install modern surveillance radar systems to enhance climate monitoring and forecasting capabilities, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.

According to details shared by sources, five fixed surveillance radars will be installed in strategic locations across Pakistan.

 This project, supported by the World Bank, aims to improve the country's weather surveillance infrastructure significantly.

These radars will be set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Cherat, Dera Ismail Khan, Quetta, Gwadar, and Lahore, with Karachi already equipped with a compatible radar station.

These high-tech installations will enhance the PMD’s ability to track weather patterns and real-time climate changes.

In addition to the fixed radars, the PMD plans to deploy three portable surveillance radars and establish 300 automatic weather stations in cities nationwide.

These mobile and automated systems will further extend weather monitoring capabilities to remote and underdeveloped areas.

The province of Balochistan is set to receive the largest share of these stations, with 105 installations, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 75, Sindh with 85 (including Karachi), and Punjab with 35.

Director General Sahibzad Khan stated that the equipment, funded by the World Bank, will provide timely climate change insights, meanwhile, the project will be completed in three years for Rs 14 billion ($50 million), with assistance from foreign experts and local engineers.