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India Meteorological Department
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Government of India
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पृथ्वी विज्ञान मंत्रालय
Ministry of Earth Sciences
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Curtain Raiser - 15th January 2024

150th Year Celebration of India Meteorological Department

Celebrating Excellence in Meteorological Services Since 1875

Event Highlights

Date: 15th January 2024, Venue: Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Chief Guest: Honorable Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankar Ji, Guest of Honour: Shri Kiren Rijiju Ji, Honorable Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Presiding Officer: Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary, MoES, Over 1200 delegates from across the country attended the event.

Ceremonial Highlights
  • Lighting of the lamp by dignitaries.
  • Welcome address by Dr. Mohapatra, highlighting IMD's achievements and evolution since 1875.
  • Release of the Theme Song "Sarvajan Hitay Sarvajan Sukhay."
  • Launch of several new initiatives and services.
Event Details

Honorable Vice President of India Shri Jagdeep Dhankar Ji graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Shri Kiren Rijiju Ji, Honorable Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) graced the occasion as Guest of Honour. Dr. M Ravichandran, Secretary MoES presided over the function. Former Secretaries of Ministry of Earth Sciences, former Director Generals of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Heads of various sister organisations in MoES, Secretaries of various Ministries, Chief Secretaries & Resident Commissioners of various States and Union Territories, Heads of various disaster management agencies, Heads of various Universities and institutions, employees of IMD, researchers & academicians and press & electronic media participated in the ceremony. Around 1200 delegates countrywide participated in the event organised at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

The celebrations commenced with ceremonial lighting of lamp by the Honorable dignitaries on the dias. Dr. Mohapatra in his Welcome Address thanked all the dignitaries on the dias and all those who joined the ceremony in person and online countrywide. Dr. Mohapatra discussed the evolution of meteorological services in the country since ancient era and the paradigm shift in all components of early warning system including the observations, communication, modelling, dissemination and services over the years. Commencing from Port Warnings in 1865, IMD came up with climate service in 1908, aviation meteorological service in 1911, ozone monitoring in 1928, agrometeorological service in 1945, positional astronomy in 1955, marine services & flood meteorological service in 1966, storm surge warning in 1977, Antarctica expedition in 1982, mountain weather service for Himalayas in 1998, Digitisation & automation in 2006 under modernisation programme of IMD, coastal inundation in 2013 in collaboration with INCOIS, air quality forecast in collaboration with IITM in 2018, impact based forecasting in 2019, urban meteorological services in 2020, GIS based applications in 2020 and many more.

Dr. Mohapatra, in his address highlighted that IMD is ready to scale new heights and reach out to each and every household with weather information at anytime and anywhere “HAR HAR MAUSAM and HAR GHAR MAUSAM” with state of art technology and collaboration of academia, R & D institutes, public private partnership and stake holders.

Theme Song and Address by Honorable Vice President

Honorable Shri Jagdeep Dhankar, the Chief Guest released the Theme song of IMD. The theme song highlights the evolution and services provided by IMD for the country and the international community in the principle of “Sarvajan Hitay Sarvajan Sukhay” i.e. “Commitment to work for the Welfare of All”.

Honorable Vice President of India, in his address appreciated IMD for its valuable services to the nation and congratulated IMD for reaching this important milestone. He highlighted that the policy, plans and programmes of IMD are aligned with mainstream programmes of India and the vision & mission of Hon’ble Prime Minister and his team. He appreciated IMD for the pivotal role in increasing the farmer’s income through appropriate forecast of daily weather, hazards and crop weather advisories issued by IMD in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture, state & central Agricultural Universities and the state Agricultural departments. Through accurate forecast, a BPL family farmer with a land holding of less than 2 acres in rainfed area gains Rs 12,500 by using weather information and the country gains 13,300 crores towards GDP per year.

New Initiatives Launched
  • Souvenir: Evolution of IMD and its services since 1875.
  • Decision Support System: WAFES (Weather Analysis and Forecast Enabling System) for severe weather analysis and socio-economic impact.
  • Panchayat Mausam Seva: Weather forecasts for farmers in 12 regional languages via the Panchayat Mausam Seva Portal.
  • MAUSAM Mobile App: Integrated GIS-based weather app available in 12 languages with hourly forecasts for up to 10 days. Access via Mausamgram.
  • National Framework of Climate Services: Digitized data and advanced visualization tools for climate-smart solutions.
Achievements of IMD
  • Expansion of Doppler radar network from 15 in 2014 to 39 in 2023, with plans for 25 more radars.
  • Increased rainfall monitoring stations to 6095 in 2023.
  • IMD's significant role in aviation, agriculture, disaster management, and climate services.
  • Accurate cyclone predictions (e.g., Amphan 2020, Biparjoy 2023) earning international recognition.
Future Vision

IMD aims to achieve "Har Har Mausam, Har Ghar Mausam" by reaching every household with accurate weather information. IMD will continue its journey toward global leadership in meteorological services by adopting state-of-the-art technologies and innovative approaches.

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