BMSK's strategic roadmap to transform meteorological services across Bihar through science, technology & community resilience.
To enhance real-time monitoring of atmospheric conditions and improve the accuracy of severe weather forecasts, BMSK plans to establish a Hybrid Doppler Weather Radar Network across the State. The radar network will enable continuous surveillance of weather systems and provide detailed information on precipitation, wind patterns, and storm intensity. This infrastructure will significantly strengthen the early detection and tracking of high-impact events such as heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, squalls, and lightning, thereby improving short-range forecasting capability and the effectiveness of weather-based early warning services in Bihar.
Bihar Mausam Sewa Kendra, Planning and Development Department, Government of Bihar, proposes to establish a State-wide Earthquake Monitoring System by installing modern seismic instruments, including Broadband Seismographs and Strong Motion Accelerographs, at ten strategically selected locations across the State. These stations will be connected through VSAT-enabled telemetric communication to a Central Receiving Station in Patna, facilitating real-time seismic data acquisition and processing. The system will support earthquake monitoring, micro-seismicity studies, preparation of event-specific information, and planning of area-specific seismic hazard mitigation measures.
