Kerala: 240 govt schools to install weather stations

As many as 240 government schools in Kerala will soon install weather stations, recording daily changes in weather conditions in the state, considered to be a first of its kind initiative in the country. The project is part of efforts to train younger generation to understand climatic changes and take necessary precautions in this regard in the wake of recurring natural disasters including floods in the southern state.

The process has begun

General Education Minister V Sivankutty conducted the district level inauguration of the innovative initiative in Kozhikode at the Kayanna Government Higher Secondary School on Friday. The General Education department has already begun the process of setting up weather monitoring stations in 240 schools in the state and it is a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, he noted during the function.

Through such centres, students would have first-hand knowledge and understanding of what they have learnt from textbooks on weather.

”Daily changes in atmospheric conditions will be monitored and recorded through the school weather stations. Thus, every child can be made a weather observer… the data collected will be used for further research,” he said.