Indian weather is often hard to predict and in such a scenario, accurate and timely weather prediction is always a boon for the agricultural sector that holds the maximum share of engagement in the Indian economy.
Weather and Agriculture are dependent on each other. Untimely rains and related activities often wreak havoc over the agricultural sector of the country. Recently, Maharashtra, particularly, the Vidarbha region bore the brunt of the untimely weather.
On February 11, a series of rain and hailstorm activities resulted in massive crop damage. The farmland consisting of crops such as Orange, Bananas, Wheat, Gram, Maize, and Lemon suffered major losses.
Skymet Weather Services Private Limited with the help of a drone analyzed crop damages occurred due to hailstorms in Buldhana district of Vidarbha region.
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Further, Skymet Weather and Maharashtra Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). According to this, Skymet Weather has installed AWS, Automatic Weather System in Sonala district of the region. This would help in fetching accurate and timely weather updates to avoid the risk of crop losses.
This major step taken by Skymet Weather and the Maharashtra Government is a fruitful step in minimizing crop losses and creating flexibility towards the ever-changing weather risks in the agricultural sector by giving an accurate short-term forecast.
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