IMD assures impact-based cyclone warnings this season

The India Meteorology Department IMD will release dynamic and impactbased cyclone warnings for districts this season to minimize economic losses and damage to property due to the intense weather system Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra has saidThe pre and post monsoon months form the cyclone season Storms during October to December especially in the Bay of Bengal ravage the eastern coast and damage propertySpeaking on lsquoChasing the Cyclonesrsquo at an event in New Delhi Mohapatra said the new system will give specific warnings For instance if a district is to be hit by winds up to 160 kmph it will warn about the kind of infrastructure that is likely to be damaged and these can be mappedUnder the system location or districtspecific tailored warnings which factor in the local population infrastructure settlements land use and other elements will be prepared and disseminated All disaster management agencies will make extensive use of cartographic geological and hydrological data available for the district concernedldquoWith Indiarsquos growing economy we aim to reduce the damage and economic losses caused to property and infrastructure The dynamic impactbased cyclone warning will be commissioned from this seasonrdquo Mohapatra addedUntil now the IMD gave warnings about the kind of damage expected during a cycloneThe National Disaster Management Authority is executing the project and developing a webbased Dynamic Composite Risk Atlas WebDCRA in collaboration with IMD and coastal statesAt the event organised by Indian Society of Remote Sensingrsquos Delhi chapter on Tuesday Mohapatra also pointed out that the damage caused to infrastructure due to cyclones is increasing worldwideSeparately the IMD director general reviewed preparedness ahead of the seasonThe meeting was attended by experts from IMD National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting Indian Air Force Indian Navy Central Water Commission India Institute of TechnologyDelhi Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services National Disaster Management Agency National Disaster Response Force Department of Fisheries Punctuality Cell and the Indian RailwaysAt the meeting Mohapatra stressed on the need to learn lessons and fix the recurring mistakes He also insisted on developing a foolproof triggering and response mechanism with active participation from all the stakeholdersHe said the IMD this cyclone season will also launch an interactive display system to forecast cyclone track and intensity on GIS platformKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever