India's seventh Regional Meteorological Centre opens in Jammu
On 5 June 2026 in Jammu, Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated India's seventh Regional Meteorological Centre, which will serve Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.
Summary
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Jammu on 5 June 2026, the country's seventh RMC, and announced a similar centre would soon come up in Lucknow. The Jammu centre will serve Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh with district-level and mountain weather forecasts and warnings for flash floods, cloudbursts, avalanches and landslides. Four Doppler Weather Radars now operate in the region at Jammu, Srinagar, Leh and Banihal Top, against none in 2014, and five more are proposed under Mission Mausam for Anantnag, Rajouri, Baramulla, Kishtwar and Doda.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 5 June 2026, Jammu
- Number
- India's seventh RMC
- Coverage
- Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh
- Next RMC
- Lucknow (announced)
- Doppler radars
- 4 operational: Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Banihal Top (none in 2014)
- Mission Mausam
- 5 more DWRs proposed: Anantnag, Rajouri, Baramulla, Kishtwar, Doda
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Regional Meteorological Centre inaugurated in Jammu on 5 June 2026 is India's:
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Correct answer: B — Seventh
The Jammu facility is the country's seventh Regional Meteorological Centre.
The new Regional Meteorological Centre at Jammu will serve which of the following?
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Correct answer: C — J&K, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh
The Jammu RMC will serve Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.
Under Mission Mausam, how many additional Doppler Weather Radars have been proposed for Jammu & Kashmir, as stated on 5 June 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Five
Five additional DWRs are proposed for Anantnag, Rajouri, Baramulla, Kishtwar and Doda; four already operate at Jammu, Srinagar, Leh and Banihal Top.