On November 5, a solemn opening ceremony of the new automatic station AMIS "MetPro" was held in the city of Petrikov. The station became a true gift for the Pripyat Polesie region on the eve of the Day of the October Revolution.
The opening ceremony was attended by Alexander Degtyar, Deputy Chairman of the Petrikov District Executive Committee; Nikolai Semenitsky, Deputy Chairman of the Petrikov District Council of Deputies; Evgeny Bolotsev, Head of the Petrikov District Department for Emergency Situations; Igor Grishchenko, Head of the "Gomeloblhydromet" Branch; representatives of the newspaper "Petrykauskiya Naviny," labor collectives and public organizations; the creative team of the city of Petrikov; students of educational institutions of the city of Petrikov; and local residents.
The opening of the new automatic meteorological station in the city of Petrikov is an important event for the hydrometeorological service of the Republic of Belarus and for the Petrikov region. It is the third station (automatic meteorological stations were previously opened in Lelchitsy and Chechersk) in the territory of the Gomel region and the tenth among the total number of meteorological observation points in the region. In the Republic of Belarus, this is the 76th surface meteorological observation point.
The Petrikov automatic meteorological station was built as part of the implementation of the State Investment Program for the expansion of the hydrometeorological observation network in the Republic of Belarus for 2026 under budget financing. The general contractor, designer and equipment supplier was the company ITS-Bel LLC of Minsk. The station operates fully automatically without human involvement.
The station is equipped with a modern weather observation system manufactured by a leading global producer of meteorological equipment and compliant with all requirements of the World Meteorological Organization. The station enables real-time recording of such meteorological parameters as air temperature and humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind characteristics and precipitation amounts, with subsequent automatic transmission of data to Belhydromet.
As noted by Igor Grishchenko, Head of the "Gomeloblhydromet" Branch, the Petrikov automatic meteorological station opened today will become part of the meteorological monitoring system of the Gomel region and of Belarus as a whole. The information obtained with its help will improve the accuracy of local weather forecasts and the efficiency and accuracy of warnings about unfavorable and hazardous weather phenomena. Its data will be used to support business entities of the city of Petrikov and the Petrikov district and will help minimize possible risks and material damage for the population and organizations of the region.
And every resident of the city of Petrikov and the Petrikov district will be able to use the weather station data in everyday life. Real-time observation data will be displayed on the Belhydromet website pogoda.by and in the mobile application "Pogoda v karmane."
The Petrikov automatic meteorological station will become a strategic facility that will contribute to strengthening security and the sustainable socio-economic development of the Petrikov district.
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