PARLIAMENT QUESTION: STRENGTHEING RADAR INFRASTRUCTURE IN KERALA
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: STRENGTHEING RADAR INFRASTRUCTURE IN KERALA
Currently, 48 Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) are in operation across India, including one X-Band DWR commissioned at Jorhat, Assam, on 19.01.2026. The number of weather radars installed across the country till date is given in Annexure -I.
Currently, two Doppler Weather Radars are operational in the State of Kerala; one S-Band DWR at IMD, Kochi, commissioned in July 2017 and upgraded in 2025, and a C-Band DWR at ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, commissioned in August 2016.
At present, most of the areas of the State of Kerala is covered by the Radar Network, including the S-Band DWR at IMD Kochi, the C-Band DWR at ISRO Thiruvananthapuram, and the newly installed C-Band DWR at IMD Mangalore.
However, there are some gaps in the radar coverage of the current network of DWRs mainly over the coastal and hilly regions of Kerala, including Wayanad and Idukki. Additionally, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) launched Mission Mausam with the goal of making India a “Weather-ready and Climate-smart” nation, aiming to mitigate the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events.
The S-Band DWR at Kochi was upgraded in 2025 to enhance forecasting capability, which is highly useful for both monsoonal heavy rainfall warning and cyclone tracking for coastal districts. The location for the installation of a new DWR in Wayanad has also been identified.
This information was submitted by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh in Rajya Sabha on 12th February 2026.
Annexure-I List of 48 Doppler Weather Radars installed so far in the country.
S. No.
State
Location
1.
Andhra Pradesh
Machilipatnam
2.
Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam
3.
Andhra Pradesh
Sriharikota, ISRO
4.
Assam
Mohanbari
5.
Assam
Jorhat
6.
Bihar
Patna
7.
Chhattisgarh
Raipur
8.
Goa
Goa
9.
Gujarat
Bhuj
10.
Himachal Pradesh
Jot
11.
Himachal Pradesh
Murari Devi
12.
Himachal Pradesh
Kufri
13.
Karnataka
Mangaluru
14.
Kerala
Kochi
15.
Kerala
VSSC, Thiruvananthpuram (ISRO)
16.
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
17.
Madhya Pradesh
Silkheda (IITM)
18.
Maharashtra
Mumbai
19.
Maharashtra
Nagpur
20.
Maharashtra
IITM Solapur
21.
Maharashtra
Veravali
22.
Maharashtra
Mumbai, Juhu (IITM)
23.
Maharashtra
Mumbai, Panvel (IITM)
24.
Maharashtra
Mumbai, Kalyan, Dombivli
(IITM)
25
Maharashtra
Mumbai, Vasai, Virar (IITM)
26.
Maharashtra
Mahabaleshwar (IITM)
27.
Meghalaya
Cherrapunji (ISRO)
28.
Odisha
Gopalpur
29.
Odisha
Paradip
30.
Punjab
Patiala
31.
Rajasthan
Jaipur
32.
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
33.
Tamil Nadu
Karaikal
34.
Tamil Nadu
NIOT Chennai
35.
Telangana
Hyderabad
36.
Tripura
Agartala
37.
Uttarakhand
Lansdowne
38.
Uttarakhand
Mukteshwar
39.
Uttarakhand
Surkanda Devi
40.
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
41.
West Bengal
Kolkata
42.
Jammu & Kashmir
Banihal Top
43.
Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu
44.
Jammu & Kashmir
Srinagar
45.
Delhi
Aya Nagar
46.
Delhi
Palam
47.
Delhi
HQ Mausam Bhawan
48.
Ladakh
Leh