Industrial Visit to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)
Students of NUML participated in an industrial visit to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Headquarters on Wednesday, 17th December. The visit was supervised by Mr. Faraz Ahmed and Ms. Rabia Fazaldad.
Students from BS Computer Engineering (3rd Semester) along with selected students from BS Computer Engineering (2nd Semester) BS Electronics (6th, and 7th Semesters) took part in the visit.
During the visit, students gained valuable insights from PMD experts and senior engineers by exploring key departments including the Radar Section, Seismic Centre, National Weather Forecast Centre, R&D and HPC Lab, Nullah Lai Flood Detection and Alarming System, and the Observatory Section. Both manual and automatic weather stations were demonstrated, and the complete weather forecasting mechanism was explained.
The visit was highly interactive, with students showing keen interest and actively engaging through questions. Overall, the industrial visit provided practical exposure and enhanced students’ understanding of real-world applications of meteorology, electronics, and computing technologies.