Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has been expanding its weather and maritime radar network to strengthen early warnings of extreme weather in coastal areas and waters nationwide, according to its head Teuku Faisal Fathani.
Addressing a hearing with Commission V of the House of Representatives (DPR) in Jakarta on November 11, Fathani said that new radar installations are under construction in Central Kalimantan and North Sumatra provinces, Riau Islands, and Bali.
The programme forms part of the Maritime Meteorological System 2 (MMS2), which will run until 2027, targeting 17 active radar units across the Southeast Asian nation. The agency is also strengthening its land-based weather radar to improve coverage in areas vulnerable to flooding and landslides.
The new infrastructure will reduce delays in observation data and increase the speed of local weather predictions, Fathani said, affirming the target for coastal communities to receive rapid warnings for early response.
Upgrading maritime radar is a strategic step to support national shipping and maritime tourism, he added.
Fathani also informed Commission V members that the accuracy of BMKG's meteorological, climatological, and geophysical information has reached 102.9% of the national performance indicator target, noting that the public satisfaction index for BMKG services reached 99.73% in the third quarter of 2025 thanks to upgraded observation technology and improved human resource capacity in disaster management./.
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