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Sr scientist Dhankhar selected to WMO expert panel

Hisar , Jan 8 (UNI) Principal Scientist and former Head of Department of Agril Meteorology,
CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar Prof SS Dhankhar has been selected as one of
the expert member in Standing Committee on Agriculture of Switzerland based World
Meteorological Organization's (WMO) newly reformed Commission for Weather, Climate,
Water and Related Environmental Service Applications (SERCOM SC-AGR).
Dr Dhankhar will represent Asia Region including India, China, Japan, Russia, Korea and other countries in the Commission. As per communiqué received in this regard from Prof Roger Stone, Chairman, SERCOM SC-AGR, WMO Headquarter, Geneva, Professor Dhankhar will participate and contribute for meteorological risks, drought monitoring systems, outlooks, impacts, assessment of possible agricultural losses and preparedness in the WMO regions at continental level.
The mandate of WMO’s is to contribute for development and implementation of globally harmonized weather, climate, water, ocean and environment related services and applications to enable informed decision making and realization of socio-economic benefits by all user communities and society as a whole.
Dr Dhankhar from CCS HAU is the only scientist among the Agricultural Universities in the country selected for this coveted position in WMO Commission.
Earlier too, Dr Dhankhar, a well known senior agrometerologist at national and international level has brought many scientific & academic laurels for the university in the field of operational agrometeorological research and associated domains. Presently Dr Dhankhar is executing responsibility of Managing Editor of NAAS’s accredited Journal of Agrometerology and also he is an expert member of WMO’s Commission on Agrometeorology.
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