Andhra University gets ₹180-crore C-ART observatory; monsoon below normal, says Earth Sciences Secretary
The Union Earth Sciences Secretary M. Ravichandran inaugurated the ₹180-crore Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) observatory at Andhra University on May 1, 2026. The facility, established by IITM Pune under Mission Mausam, features advanced instruments for atmospheric research and will feed high-resolution data into national weather forecasting models. Equipment worth ₹60 crore has been installed, with ₹120 crore still allocated for further development.
- ▪The C-ART observatory was inaugurated on May 1, 2026, at Andhra University.
- ▪The total project cost is ₹180 crore, with ₹60 crore already spent on equipment.
- ▪The observatory includes aerosol mass spectrometers, greenhouse gas analysers, and planned Doppler weather radars.
- ▪Data from C-ART will be integrated into national forecasting systems.
- ▪The facility is part of the government’s Mission Mausam initiative.
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Union Earth Sciences Secretary M. Ravichandran on Friday (May 1, 2026) inaugurated the Open-Field Observatory of the Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) at Andhra University (AU), a facility set up by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, under the Centre’s Mission Mausam.The total project cost is estimated at ₹180 crore, of which equipment worth ₹60 crore has already been installed; the remaining ₹120 crore is earmarked for additional instrumentation and infrastructure. According to the university, the testbed is equipped with a suite of advanced in-situ and remote-sensing instruments, including aerosol mass spectrometers, cloud condensation nuclei counters, ceilometers and greenhouse gas analysers.
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