Kozhikode
Eighteen schools in Kozhikode district will get weather stations under a novel project of Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) being implemented across the State. District coordinator of SSK A.K. Abdul Hakeem said that Kerala was the first State to implement such a project, which would enable school students to have a deeper knowledge of weather conditions as climate change.
“At a time when we experience continuous flooding, for which climate change is responsible to an extent, it is necessary for our kids to know the phenomenon better”, Mr. Hakeem said.
The weather stations, being set up at a total cost of ₹10 lakhs in 18 government schools that have geography as an optional subject, will have 13 pieces of equipment, including rain gauge, wind wave, thermometer, monitor, and weather data bank. The students will be able to observe the measure of rain, speed of the wind and atmospheric temperature and to record it scientifically. The primary data will be uploaded into the school Wiki and details will be available on the SSK website. This will help decentralise weather analysis and study and thus warn the public in case of an emergency situation.
The schools that come under the project are GHSS Chalappuram; GHSS Koduvally; GHSS, Koyilandy; GCHSS, Atholi; GMHSS, Kozhikode; GHSS, Kunduparamba; GHSS, Kuttiady; GVHSS, Madappally; GGHSS, Madappally; JNMHSS, Puthuppanam; GHSS, Mavoor; GHSS Kuttikkattor; GHSS Meppayyur; GHSS Kayanna; GHSS, Velliyode; GHSS, Valayam; GHSS, Parambil; and GHSS, Naduvannur.
