IMD launches Panchayat Mausam Sewa Portal for farmers
Panchayat Mausam Sewa Portal, in English, Hindi and twelve regional languages to help farmers in planning the agricultural activities like sowing, transplantation, application of irrigation, fertilizers, pesticides, etc.
It also launched a National Framework of Climate Services (NFCS) that seeks to reduce losses from climate hazards and extreme weather events to commemorate the 150th year of the weather office.
The NFCS framework seeks to build a platform for users of climate information and services that will strengthen the production, availability, delivery and application of science-based climate monitoring and prediction services for key sectors such as agriculture, health, energy and disaster management.
Talking about the achievements of the weather office Kiren Rijiju, Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Earth Sciences said that IMD has improved its forecast accuracy of severe weather events by 40% in the last five years.
It has improves the weather observational network in the country in last decade significantly by employing technology.
For example, the number of Doppler radars in the country has increased from 15 in 2014 to 39 in 2023, and additional 25 radars will be added in the next 2-3 years.
Rainfall Monitoring Stations have increased from 3955 in 2014 to 6095 in 2023; upper air stations have increased from 43 in 2014 to 56 in 2023; High wind speed recorders increased from 19 in 2014 to 35 in 2023.
The total number of radars in the country will go up to 86 in next 5 years and events like cloudbursts will be predicted with sufficient lead time, the minister said.
