The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting, and seismology. IMD collaborates with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and utilizes the INSAT series of satellites for weather monitoring of the Indian subcontinent. IMD also operates hundreds of observation stations across India and Antarctica. They are also responsible for forecasting, naming, and distributing warnings for tropical cyclones in the Northern Indian Ocean region.
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The GeoSmart India 2023 jury panel included Dr KJ Ramesh, SAHF Advisor and former Director General of Meteorology at the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The India Meteorological Department will use meteorological, geospatial, and population data to assess cyclone impacts and provide district-specific tailored warnings for tropical cyclones.
The National Disaster Management Agency will collaborate with the India Meteorological Department and governments of coastal states to develop a Web-based Dynamic Composite Risk Atlas (Web-DCRA) for the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project.