Department of Higher Education Nagaland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to strengthen weather forecasting and atmospheric research in the state. The MoU was signed yesterday at the Directorate of Higher Education in Kohima in the presence of Higher Education Minister Temjen Imna Along and officials from both sides.

 

Under the agreement, one X-Banad Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar will be installed at Dimapur Government College under the Centre’s Mission Mausam scheme. The institutional cooperation between IMD and the Higher Education Department will focus on promoting academic engagement, research collaboration and capacity building in meteorological and atmospheric sciences.

 

The collaboration is expected to improve understanding of weather hazards specific to Nagaland and support more accurate operational weather forecasts. The MoU will remain valid for 20 years.