Modern lightning detectors from China or Lightning After installation of pre-fall warning devices Sindh Province Desert of Thar It will be possible to give advance notice of this natural calamity across Pakistan.
Director General Meteorological Department According to Mehr Sahibzad Khan, China has gifted 25 lightning detectors to Pakistan, which are being installed in various places across the country, especially in Thar in Sindh province.
In a conversation with Independent Urdu, he said that each detector can provide advance notice of lightning strikes in 100 square kilometers.
China has also supported the deployment of another advanced device, which has a range of 14,000 square kilometers, and with the help of which not only early warning of lightning strikes, but also information on wind speed, rainfall, floods, flash flooding. Advance notification can also be obtained.
He said that after the installation of these devices, the meteorological department will be able to give advance notice of lightning strikes in every region and city of Pakistan.
Until now, Pakistan did not have a modern lightning early warning system.
Mehr Sahibzad Khan said: ‘We are extremely grateful to China for gifting such a modern equipment system. The price of these devices received from China is one million US dollars.
According to the Director of the Meteorological Department, there has been an enormous increase in lightning strikes in the Thar desert of Sindh over the past few years.
“With the help of modern devices, it will be possible to avoid life and financial losses in case of receiving advance information about lightning.”
How will the advance notice of lightning strike be given to the public?
Mehr Sahibzad Khan said that when the clouds start gathering in the atmosphere for rain in any region of Pakistan, it will be possible to find out how much rain will fall with the help of these devices. Will there be thunder or not? And what are the chances of lightning during rain? And where is it likely to fall?
According to Mehr Sahibzad Khan: ‘It will be difficult to determine the exact location of lightning, but the area where lightning can strike will be detected with the help of these devices.
The advance notification of the lightning strike will be given to national media, Radio Pakistan and Deputy Commissioner Offices of the concerned district, who will immediately broadcast it on local FM radios and also share it on social media and WhatsApp groups. .’
In response to the question that how long before the lightning strikes, the information can reach the public, Meher Sahibzad Khan said: ‘With these devices, the location and intensity of lightning will be detected only when the clouds gather for rain. And immediately alerts will be issued on media and district administration, Radio Pakistan, FM channels.
He said that during this time people will get enough time to take precautionary measures.
Modern devices are new hope for scared people
In Tharparkar, a desert area of Sindh bordering the Indian border, there has been an enormous increase in lightning strikes over the past few years.
In the second week of November 2019, 25 people, including five women, were killed by lightning in Tharparkar during heavy rains, while more than 100 cattle were killed.
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In May last year, six people were killed and nine injured when lightning struck pilgrims who were going to participate in the annual festival at the shrine of Hindu religious leader Parabharam in a village in Thar, Wedhi Jhap.
Sulaiman Khoso, a resident of Nagarparkar town in Tharparkar, told Independent Urdu that lightning strikes have been on the rise in Thar for the past few years, which scares the local people as soon as it starts raining.
“It has become common to have multiple lightning strikes during almost every rainfall.”
According to Sulaiman Khoso: ‘If the government is developing a lightning early warning system with such devices, it is a very good practice and it will give hope to the people of Thar.
But will the advance information reach us in time or not? It is not yet known. But it is a welcome thing that such a system is being considered.’
How do lightning detectors work and where are they used?
A lightning detector is a device that provides early warning of lightning strikes. This device has different sizes. Some are up to two feet long, while such a personal device is about the size of a wristwatch.
Lightning detectors are equipped with sensors, which detect the electric flash of lightning in the clouds to determine the intensity and location of the lightning, and also indicate how often lightning is likely to strike in that particular area.
People in developed countries also use lightning detectors for personal use, especially golfers, armed forces, high seas fishermen and mountaineers.
In addition, ships are equipped with lightning detectors. In developed countries, lightning detectors are also installed at military cantonments, important government buildings and defense installations.
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2024-09-20 13:02:45
