Raipur. Two true companions of farmers and villagers will now always be with them. One will equip them with weather related information, while the other will protect them from the havoc of lightning. Farming work starts with the arrival of monsoon in Chhattisgarh. Farmers can take the help of Meghdoot for accurate weather related information and Damini app to protect from loss of life and animal loss due to lightning. The Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India has launched both these apps. It can be downloaded on any Android mobile through Google Play Store. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department of the Chhattisgarh Government has instructed all the collectors to promote both these apps through the field staff of the Revenue Department and other departments as well as make announcements in the villages.
chhattisgarh news Accurate weather information is necessary for farmers during the farming season, this helps in doing the farming work in an organized and smooth manner. Through the Meghdoot app, farmers will get information about weather forecasts such as temperature, rainfall conditions, wind speed and direction, etc., so that farmers can get information about the weather forecast of their area.
Monsoon The series of lightning incidents starts during the monsoon itself, due to which a large number of reports of human and animal loss are received. Damini app has been developed to reduce these incidents and alert people. Through this app, lightning forecast will be available within a radius of 20 to 31 kilometers. This will help in preventing animal and human loss.
This is how lightning is formed – When cold air condenses and forms clouds, then due to the movement of hot air inside these clouds and cold air below, the positive charge in the clouds is upwards and negative charge is downwards. Electric charge is generated by the interaction of these opposite charges in the clouds. In this way lightning is generated. Then on reaching the earth, the lightning looks for a better conductor through which it can pass. Metal and trees are suitable for this. Lightning often chooses the path to enter the earth through these mediums. Therefore, during rainy days, people should stay away from electric poles, trees and metals and use electrical equipment carefully. As far as possible, mobile phones should not be used in case of lightning.
