STH had the distinct privilege of meeting Shri Jaswant Singh, distinguished MP of Darjeeling,during his visit to the hill resort in the first week of Apr2013.
STH President, Wg Cdr Praful Rao(retd) initiated the talk with a power point presentation on the changing rainfall patterns in the hills of Darjeeling and the landslide situation and then went on to suggest/request the following:-
a) Requirement of early warning system which will alert communities.
b) Better means of forecasting/predicting extreme events such as inordinately heavy rainfall.
c) Requirement of GSI Circle Office in Darjeeling
district since as per the GSI, we are in an highly landslide prone area and the
nearest GSI office is in Kolkata.
d) IMetD Gangtok to include Darjeeling
district for weather warnings, forecasts since we are in a contiguous mountainous
region and are affected by much the same weather systems as Sikkim.
Praful Rao,
Kalimpong
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