NEW DELHI, May 29: Union Minister Jitendra Singh today inaugurated India’s first SkyCast system at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
The system will support pilots, airlines, airport operators and air traffic management agencies with accurate weather information, nowcasting and early warning services.
It brings together real-time measurements of fog, aerosols, turbulence, moisture, visibility, and atmospheric conditions into a single advanced aviation weather intelligence framework.
In a statement, Singh said, “SkyCast is one of the biggest landmarks in India’s aviation history as it combines multiple atmospheric observation technologies for fog monitoring, turbulence detection, and high-impact weather forecasting.”
The minister highlighted that only 18 such advanced systems exist across the world so far, and India has now become the 19th in the world to install this integrated atmospheric remote sensing system for aviation weather monitoring.
M Ravichandran, secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, who was also present at the inauguration event, said in a statement that the SkyCast facility will not only support aviation operations but also strengthen India’s overall weather forecasting capabilities.
“Vertical profiles of wind, humidity and temperature generated through such advanced instruments will improve future weather predictions,” added Ravichandran. (PTI)
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