4098/’13
Hon. Gayantha Karunatileka,— To ask the Minister of Disaster Management,—
(a) Is he aware that—
(i) there are issues with regard to the credibility of the weather forecasts released by the Meteorological Department;
(ii) the aforesaid department has failed on various occasions to inform the people about the bad weather conditions at least by studying the weather forecasts of foreign countries with regard to the bad weather conditions that will affect Sri Lanka;
(iii) the citizens and specially the fisheries community has undergone loss of their lives and severe damages to their property due to the failure to issue accurate weather forecasts in time; and
(iv) it is important to modernize the early warning system of the department immediately to issue accurate weather forecasts in time?
(b) Will he state—
(i) whether steps have been taken to fill the vacancies for meteorologists in the Meteorological Department that have not been filled for a long period of time; and
(ii) the date on which all those vacancies will be exactly filled?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2013-11-05
Asked by
Hon. GAYANTHA KARUNATHILLEKA, M.P.
Ministry
Disaster Management
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Metrology Department-Inaccurate Predictions
Answered Date
0000-00-00
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