Study of Changes Occurring in Himalayan Region

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Government of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests
06-August-2015 16:29 IST

Study of Changes Occurring in Himalayan Region
There is no study reported so far, which supports the fact that many type of instances similar to natural calamities are occurring in the Himalayan region due to global warming. However, for monitoring and prediction of extreme weather events over the Himalayan region, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has established State Meteorological Centres at Srinagar, Shimla, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati and Agartala for forecast of natural calamities like very heavy rainfall, snowfall, thunderstorm, etc. in the Himalayan region. Earth System Science Organization (ESSO-IMD) has established network of various observatories in the region for monitoring the weather and its forecast. IMD has also established a developed 24X7 weather monitoring and forecasting system in the country for providing weather facilities to Defence Personnel by establishing specialized observatories in the border areas of Jammu & Kashmir.

However, the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change in 2009 has launched the Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA), which has been conceptualized as a network-based scientific programme designed to assess the drivers and implications of climate change through scientific research, prepare climate change assessments once every two years, develop decision support systems and build capacity towards management of climate change related risks and opportunities.

This information was given by Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, in Rajya Sabha today.

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