Indian cabinet approved Mission Mausam with an outlay of ₹2,000 crores to make India weather-ready and climate smart over 2 years.
The mission will be implemented by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and National Centre for Medium-Range Forecasting- three institutions under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Mission Mausam aims to enhance India’s capacity in weather and climate-related science, research and services.
The focus areas of the mission includes accuracy in weather forecasting, advanced modelling, improved radar and satellite technology and precise agromet forecasts.
Mission Mausam will include the deployment of next-generation radars and satellite systems with advanced sensors and high-performance supercomputers, the development of improved Earth system models and a GIS-based automated Decision Support System for real-time data dissemination.
The mission’s focus will include improving observations and understanding for providing highly accurate and timely weather and climate information across temporal and spatial scales, including monsoon forecasts, alerts for air quality, extreme weather events and cyclones, weather interventions for managing fog, hail, and rain, etc., capacity building and generating awareness.
The key Objectives of the Mission
- Improve understanding of weather and climate processes and prediction capabilities
- Develop cutting edge weather surveillance systems and technologies
- Develop improved earth system models and data driven methods using AI and machine learning
- Develop technologies for weather management
- Deployment of next generation radars and satellite systems with advanced sensors and high performance supercomputers
The Benefits of the Mission
- It will help in tackling extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change.
- It will help in weather surveillance, modelling, forecasting and management by integrating artificial intelligence, machine learning, high performance computing and advanced observation systems.
- The mission will be benefiting in numerous sectors such as agriculture, disaster management, defence, environment, energy, aviation, water resources etc. by providing more reliable and timely weather information.
- It will help to better equip stakeholders, including citizens and last-mile users, in tackling extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change.