Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju said that India would unveil its new 18 petaflop supercomputers for weather forecasting agencies later this year.
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The Union minister made the statement, after visiting the ministry’s National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting in Noida.
Mihir, a 2.8 petaflop supercomputer, is located at the NCMRWF, while Pratyush, a 4.0 petaflop supercomputer, is located at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.
Rijiju took to Twitter and wrote, ”Delighted to have visited the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) today, a true Centre of Excellence in Weather and Climate Modelling. Their mission to develop advanced Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) systems for our nation is commendable. Proud that NCMRWF also serves as the BIMSTEC Center for Weather and Climate, Fostering Regional Cooperation.”
”Ministry of Earth Sciences through NCMRWF is upgrading it’s supercomputer from 6.8 Petaflop to 18 Petaflop at a total cost of Rs 9000 crore. This system is expected to be operational by the end of this financial year. Kiren Rijiju took over as Minister of Earth Sciences on May 19.