India to help set up weather station in Trinidad

To help predict threatening weather patterns


Oct 06, 2009

The establishment of a regional weather station in Trinidad and Tobago to help predict threatening weather patterns has been promised by Indian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Malay Mishra. Speaking at a press conference to announce upcoming events last Thursday, Mishra said he planned to include India-based scientists to assist with the setting up of the centre. “We want to use space technology to help predict the weather. As you know Trinidad and Tobago is in the hurricane belt and we would like to see a regional hub in the country with footprints of the centre throughout the region,” Mishra said in Port of Spain.

High Commi8ssioner Mishra said the Commission partnered with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education and the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) to host the science and technology delegation that is responsible for setting up the centre. Mishra said the local studies will use the satellites launched as part of India's space research program earlier this year. An offshoot of the regional centre will focus on renewable wind energy and oceanic studies. “We invited the scientists behind the research and development for harnessing wind energy and ocean energy in India,” Mishra said. Scientists will be in the country to map wind potential and set up study stations to develop wind technology in the country. He said a traditional ten-member Indian folk dance team will visit for the Diwali season, from October 13 to 23 and will perform on the Diwali holiday on October 17, 2009.


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