THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ten ports in the state are to be upgraded with Tidal Meteorological Stations which will measure tidal variations making navigation of ships easier. The State Government on Thursday awarded a Rs 1.36-crore project for supplying the necessary equipment to Elcome Technologies Pvt Ltd. Vizhinjam, Thangassery, Neendakara, Alappuzha, Kodungalloor, Ponnani, Vadakara, Azheekal, Cheruvathoor and Kasargod ports will have the new stations, Ports Minister K Babu said. The stations will have sensors to gauge tides, wind speeds and direction, air pressure, relative humidity, temperature and rainfall. These gauges will help in determining weather conditions and will be of special help to fishermen. The stations will also help forecast storms and heavy rainfall, the minister’s office said.
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