THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the establishment of weather monitoring centres in schools through the Kerala School Weather Station project of Samagra Shiksha Kerala, students will be able to monitor weather conditions from school. Children will also be able to record climate change and compile climate data.

As part of the 100-day action program, the Weather Stations will be set up at 240 centres in the state's Higher Secondary and Vocational Higher Secondary Schools, including 25 schools in Thiruvananthapuram, where 'Geography' is the main subject. Through the working of such stations, it will be possible to predict the day-to-day conditions and climate change in disaster-prone areas.

The project is being implemented as part of the Extended Activity of Geography students. The Weather Innovation Centre will be operational in schools within a month, officials said.

The weather stations will also receive guidance from the Indian Meteorological Department, Kozhikode-based CWRDM and the Kerala Disaster Management Authority. The state-level inauguration of the school weather station project will be held today at Kadakkal, Vayala Vasudevan Pillai Memorial Govt HSS by Minister V Sivankutty. Minister J Chinchu Rani will preside over the function.

Rs 55,000 for a school

55,000 per school will be allotted to each school for setting up a weather station. 60 per cent will be borne by the Centre and 40 per cent by the state.