World Summit on Disaster Management (WSDM)

Venue

• Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Inaugurated by

• Dr. Jitendra Singh

Key Points

• Hosted by UCOST
• Three new Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) approved:
  • Haridwar
  • Pantnagar
  • Auli
• Existing DWRs:
  • Surkanda Devi
  • Mukteshwar
  • Lansdowne

Importance

• Forecasts storms
• Detects wind patterns
• Heavy rainfall prediction
• Early warning (30–90 minutes)

Prelims Fact: Uttarakhand now has:

• 33 Meteorological Observatories
• 142 Automatic Weather Stations