A signing ceremony of "Minutes of discussion" of the project "Establishment of Specialised Medium Range Forecasting Centre (SMRFC) and Strengthening of Early Warning and Dissemination Network" was held in Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday, between PMD and JICA on behalf of Government of Japan. According to the minutes, Government of Japan through grant in aid would provide state of the art technology related to the forecasting and early warning.
The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 1.75 billion. After installation of the proposed equipment and machinery, PMD would not only be enabled to improve the weather forecasting capabilities, but would also enable to issue Weather Forecast/Early warning well in time. At the end of the ceremony, Arif Mahmood D.G PMD thanks JICA experts, Government of Japan, for their continuous and generous support in lessening the sufferings of the people of Pakistan.-PR