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Since the beginning of Baisakh, the country is shaking due to severe drought. The temperature is fluctuating between 38 to 43 degrees. As the day progresses, the intensity of the scorching sun is becoming unbearable. Unspeakable suffering has descended on public life. In the meantime, how will the weather be, at what time it will rain, at what time people's life will be normal etc. And that message is given through radar. But that radar is now broken.
Two defunct radars in Dhaka and Rangpur were supposed to be installed through a project funded by JICA. But before the installation of these two, all the old radars were damaged and the Meteorological Department was in trouble. These facts have emerged in the intensive monitoring report of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Department (IMED).
According to the Meteorological Department, there are five radars in Dhaka, Rangpur, Cox's Bazar, Patuakhali, Rangpur and Moulvibazar. Dhaka and Rangpur radars were installed in 1999.
Also the radar is already inactive in Rangpur due to expiry of 15 years. Dhaka's radar is also useless due to radio jamming due to high buildings.
All radars have lost parts. These spare parts are no longer available in the global market. As a result, two are completely destroyed, the remaining three are almost useless.
Bangladesh /FM
