Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) Jammu inaugurated on June 5, 2026

Key facts

• Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated India’s seventh Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Jammu on June 5, 2026.
• The RMC Jammu will provide specialised weather services and disaster warnings for Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh, while a future centre in Lucknow will cater to Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
• The India Meteorological Department (IMD) currently operates four Doppler Weather Radars at Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, and Banihal Top, with five more proposed for Anantnag, Rajouri, Baramulla, Kishtwar, and Doda under Mission Mausam.
• The Srinagar Meteorological Observatory has been officially recognised by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as a Centennial Observing Station for its service spanning over a century.
• A High-Altitude Cloud Physics Laboratory has been established at Patnitop in collaboration with Swiss scientific institutions to conduct cloud and aerosol studies in the Himalayan region.