(a) whether the Government have any proposal to build cyclone resistance
observatory in Orissa;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government would consider for building up such
observatories in cyclone prone areas in West Bengal ; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (SHRI BACHI SINGH RAWAT)
(a) No, Sir the Government does not have any proposal to
build cyclone resistance observatory in Orissa, as resisting or reducing the fury of
tropical cyclones is not possible. Such experiments made in other parts of
the world in the past have not yielded any fruitful results. However, the
India Meteorological Department (IMD) maintains an adequate network of
surface and upper air observatories and 10 Cyclone Detection Radars along
the coastline for observation and surveillance of tropical cyclones. With
the help of INSAT satellite imagery, the cyclones are monitored even when
they are out at sea. IMD has six Cyclone are monitored even when they are
out at sea. IMD has six cyclone Warning Centres, of which one is located at
Bhubaneswar in Orissa, and they provide cyclone warnings for various
-Government functionaries, other users and the general public.
(b), (c) & (d): in view of (a) above, do not arise, Sir.