Minister Harshvardhan launches special weather services for Kumbh Mela

Minister Harshvardhan launches special weather services for Kumbh Mela

Minister Harshvardhan launches special weather services for Kumbh Mela

Union Earth Sciences Minister Harsh Vardhan launched a special weather service for the Kumbh Mela, which includes setting up of four automatic weather stations (AWS), the special weather services for the benefit of people visiting Prayagraj during Kumbh Mela at a function in New Delhi.

The service will provide information of the prevailing weather and forecasts for next 3 days through four Automatic Weather stations (AWS).

The observation sites are distributed in all four directions within the radius of 5-10 kilometres and are located at the Allahabad University, Delhi Public School, G B Panth Institute of Social Science and Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS).

A mobile application named “Kumbh Mela Weather Service” was also launched to inform about the live weather information (temperature, humidity, rainfall and winds) and warnings if any for Prayagraj for next 3 days as observed in all the AWS sites.