Arunachal to get three Doppler Radar stations soon: Kiren Rijiju

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Kiren Rijiju on Friday announced that instruments for extensive weather reading and three large Doppler Radar stations will be installed in Arunachal Pradesh soon. Chairing a day-long farmers awareness programme, Union Minister of Earth Sciences said that the installation of the instruments would result in accurate weather forecasts in the state which would directly benefit the farmers to plan their agricultural activities for maximising productivity and minimising losses. He urged the farmers to increase agricultural productivity by using scientific applications. The minister, who represents the Western Parliamentary constituency in the state, informed that since climate is an important factor in everyone's lives and the fast-changing climate due to global warming is going to have an impact, all need to change lifestyles and respond to it scientifically. He appealed to the farmers to take full advantage of the programme.

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Appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rijiju said that it was because of the initiatives of the NDA government through various schemes and programmes, the country and the state, in particular, has seen improvement in road connectivity, electricity in every village, Direct Beneficiary Transfer system (DBT), mid-day meal scheme and many others. The programme on Self Reliant Farmers: Empowering Farmers through Agro meteorological Advisory Services in Changing Climate,