IMD gets Doppler Weather Radars at Raipur and Mangaluru; network to grow from 47 to 126 by 2027
On 27 November 2025 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated two dual-polarised C-band Doppler Weather Radars of IMD at Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Mangaluru (Karnataka), a 771 kWp solar power system at Mausam Bhawan and a Meteorological Museum.
Summary
The Raipur radar, installed at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, is the first such radar in Chhattisgarh and has a 250-km radial coverage. The Mangaluru radar at IMD's office in Shakthi Nagar will monitor severe weather including cyclones over the west coast and Arabian Sea. The Minister said IMD is nearing triple its radar capacity, from 47 to 126 by 2027, under 'Mission Mausam', which the PM dedicated to the nation at IMD's 150-year celebrations on 14 January 2025.
Key facts
- New radars
- Dual-polarised C-band DWRs at Raipur and Mangaluru
- Raipur site
- Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya; first in Chhattisgarh; 250-km coverage
- Mangaluru site
- IMD office, Shakthi Nagar
- Radar network
- 47 → 126 by 2027
- Solar
- 771 kWp at Mausam Bhawan
- Mission Mausam
- Dedicated by PM on 14 Jan 2025 (IMD 150 years)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
IMD's new Doppler Weather Radars inaugurated on 27 November 2025 are located at:
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Correct answer: A — Raipur and Mangaluru
The two new C-band Doppler Weather Radars are at Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Mangaluru (Karnataka).
As per the Earth Sciences Ministry (November 2025), IMD's Doppler Weather Radar network is to increase from 47 to how many by 2027?
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Correct answer: C — 126
Dr Jitendra Singh said IMD is nearing triple radar capacity, from 47 to 126, by 2027.
The Raipur Doppler Weather Radar, the first such radar in Chhattisgarh, has been installed at which institution?
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Correct answer: D — Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
The dual-polarised C-band DWR has been installed at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, with 250-km radial coverage.