Security to be upgraded at scientific installations in border areas; IMD Srinagar and Leh facilities to get bolstered security
Dr Jitendra Singh said on 10 May 2025 that security will be upgraded at technical and scientific installations in border areas of J&K, Punjab, Chandigarh and north-west Rajasthan and Gujarat, with bolstered security for IMD installations in Srinagar and Leh.
Summary
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh convened a high-level joint meeting on 10 May 2025 with heads of scientific departments to review the security preparedness of scientific and technical installations. Security is to be upgraded at installations in border areas of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh and north-west Rajasthan and Gujarat, and the Director General of IMD was asked to bolster security at its installations and data centres in Srinagar, Leh and other key locations. Institutions must review security protocols, inform district administrations, prepare SOPs for emergency response and an inventory of facilities in sensitive regions, and hold blood donation camps and self-defence drills. Upcoming examinations and research proposal calls were to be postponed until further notice.
Key facts
- Date
- 10 May 2025
- Convened by
- Dr Jitendra Singh
- Areas
- J&K, Punjab, Chandigarh, north-west Rajasthan and Gujarat
- IMD
- Srinagar and Leh installations to get bolstered security
- Directions
- SOPs, liaison with district administrations, postponement of exams and proposal calls
- IMD DG
- Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
Practice MCQs 3 questions
IMD installations at which two locations were specifically to receive bolstered security, as per the review of 10 May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Srinagar and Leh
The vital IMD installations in Srinagar and Leh were to receive bolstered security.
Consider the following directions given to scientific institutions on 10 May 2025: 1. Upcoming examinations were to be advanced and held immediately. 2. Each institution was to develop and circulate SOPs for emergency response. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. Upcoming examinations and research proposal calls were to be postponed until further notice.
Who attended the 10 May 2025 security review as Director General of IMD?
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Correct answer: D — Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra is DG, IMD; Abhay Karandikar is Secretary DST, Rajesh Gokhale Secretary DBT and N. Kalaiselvi DG CSIR.