Two years after landslide claimed 298, Wayanad set to get advanced X-band weather radar
(Source: Express Archives)Celebrated for its wildlife-rich forests, hills and coffee plantations, Kerala’s Wayanad district has, of late, been witness to extreme weather events. In July 2024, 298 people were killed when a series of landslides struck the hilly areas near Meppadi in the district. Less than two years later, the district was struck again on July 7 this year when seven persons were killed in a landslide near the site of the under-construction Kozhikode–Wayanad twin tunnel project.Now, to help forecast extreme weather occurrences, and allow authorities as well as the residents to make necessary preparations, an X-band doppler weather radar (DWR) will come up in the district – a development expected to benefit neighbouring areas as well. The radar will be commissioned in Wayanad by December this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. The project will come up at Pulpally, where Pazhassi Raja College has provided the land for the purpose.
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