First Himalayan Climate Centre

• On April 8, Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the first ‘Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climatic Research Centre’ at Nathatop, Chenani in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.

• This landmark initiative aims to provide accurate climate and weather forecasts, as well as research and study the unique high-altitude conditions of the region.

• Launched as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department and Central University of Jammu, the new centre is located at an altitude of 2,250 metres above sea level.

• Under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the project will enhance climate monitoring in the Himalayas.