IMD scouts B'luru’s tallest skyscrapers to install weather radar for accuracy

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) is looking for space on the rooftop of the city's tall skyscrapers to set up a Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) as it is unable to find an area without any structures in its 30-40 km radius.

- BOSKY KHANNA

The presence of a structure interrupts accurate weather readings and forecasts that the radar puts out every three hours.

Given the varying weather conditions of Bengaluru, the city needs its own DWR for accurate and timely weather readings. At present, IMD is using data available from the radars installed in Goa and Tamil Nadu, and via satellites. "Earlier, when space was available, the permission was not given by the head office.