German made Doppler radar to be installed instead of Chinese

The commissioning of Paradip Doppler radar station has got delayed after the Defence ministry disapproved the system with China-made gadgets from national security point of view.

"The matter has been taken up by the Union ministry of Earth Science after Odisha government shot off a series of letters for expeditious commissioning of the project. The ministry of Defence has agreed in principle for the launch of the project," said state director of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Sarat Chandra Sahu.

"The Chinese system has been rejected. Now the Paradip station would have an improvised German-made Doppler radar," Sahu said

"The China-made doppler radar system is still in our possession. After Defence ministry directed us not to install the China-made set, it has not been put to use. The building and other infrastructures are ready for the launch of the state-of-the-art weather station. Once the German-made system is provided to us, the station would get operational without any further delay," he informed.

Security concerns were raised by the Union Defence ministry. It was apprehended that the in-built chips in the radar might help pass on vital information to the manufacturing country, said an official. More