Leh/ Dec. 29/ News Desk/ Ladakh, “the crown of India” is unique in terms of weather, climate, culture, topography with hot sunny days and cold chilly nights, extreme temperature ranging from -40 deg. Cls (in Drass in Jan.) to +37deg. Cls in Leh (in July-Aug). In addition, the scanty average precipitation of 10CM (in LEH) annually makes the region a distinct Cold Desert. It has also got a very fragile environment which is susceptible to various kinds of vagaries of weather especially due to climate change triggered by global warming.

To avert losses due to natural calamities, the Government of India has decided to establish a “Meteorological Centre” at Leh district of Ladakh to serve the people and the administration of Ladakh.

At 3500m, this Centre will be the Highest “Meteorological Centre” in India. The centre will provide all kinds of weather and climate related information on real-time basis.

* Click to Follow Voice of Ladakh on WhatsApp *

It is hoped that the centre will be one of the State of the Art “High Altitude MeT Centre” in India and the World in coming years.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Cabinet Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology and Earth Sciences will be the Chief Guest, Sh. Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, MP-Ladakh and Sh. R K Mathur, Lt. Governor, Ladakh will be the Guest of Honour to inaugurate and dedicate the centre to the people of Ladakh on 29 Dec. 2020 at 11.30hrs (IST).

This is one among many steps GOI has taken in making Ladakh “Disaster Proof”.