IMD to commission X-band doppler weather radar in Wayanad

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), is set to commission a state-of-the-art X-Band Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) at Pulpally in Kerala's Wayanad district by the end of December 2026, a move aimed at significantly strengthening weather monitoring and improving early warning systems for extreme weather events in the region.