india-s-first-climate-change-station-inaugurated-in-j-k

Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated India's first climate change station in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Tuesday.

 

The Central University of Jammu's Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Center will be studying atmospheric and climate phenomena in the Himalayan region.

 

"This initiative will enhance our understanding of climate change and its impacts on the environment," an official spokesperson said. 

 

Also Read: J&K Assembly: Two BJP MLAs stage sit-in amid pandemonium

 

Union Minister Singh inaugurated the centre at Mandlote village in Chenani tehsil. He was accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Minister of Science and Technology Satish Sharma.  

 

"Landed at Nathatop, Udhampur district for the launch of India’s first-ever and the world’s second climate change station in the Himalayan region by the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Warmly received by senior officials of central and Union Territory governments, as well as a large number of local people," the Union minister said in a post on X.  

Went around the first-ever “Himalayan High-Altitude Atmospheric & Climate Research Center” at a hill top near Chenani in district #Udhampur, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (#MoES). This Center will play a crucial role in studying weather patterns, atmospheric changes and… pic.twitter.com/XQfDvJndG7

— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) April 8, 2025