KERALA
- AWOS being installed at Kannur airport
- The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has commenced work to install the Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) in the Kannur international airport to ensure the safety and efficiency of aircraft operations.
- The weather monitoring system is being installed by the IMD, Pune, with the support of the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bengalaru, as per the guidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), at a cost of ₹3 crore in the fourth international airport of the State.
- Besides AWOS, the system has Runway Visual Range (RVR)-Drishti, an indigenously developed visibility measuring mechanism designed and fabricated by the NAL.