India Meteorological Department
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is the national meteorological agency of India.
- It is responsible for providing weather forecasts and warnings, monitoring climate-related phenomena, and conducting meteorological research in India.
- Established in 1875, the IMD plays a crucial role in weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and disaster management in the country.
- It provides various services and information to support sectors like agriculture, aviation, shipping, and disaster preparedness.
- The IMD operates a network of weather stations, radars, and satellites to collect meteorological data and issue weather forecasts and warnings to the public and various government agencies.
Its Mandate
- To take meteorological observations and to provide current and forecast meteorological information for optimum operation of weather-sensitive activities like agriculture, irrigation, shipping, aviation, offshore oil explorations, etc.
- To warn against severe weather phenomena like tropical cyclones, norwesters, duststorms, heavy rains and snow, cold and heat waves, etc., which cause destruction of life and property.
- To provide meteorological statistics required for agriculture, water resource management, industries, oil exploration and other nation-building activities.
- To conduct and promote research in meteorology and allied disciplines.
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