The India Meteorological Department (IMD) commemorated World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Day on March 24, at Dimapur Government College (DGC) under the theme “Closing the early warning gap together.”
The event was organized by the Meteorological Centre (MC) Kohima in collaboration with the Green Campus Committee of DGC.
The program featured a talk by Nalnish Kumar Chaudhary, Scientist D and Head of MC, Kohima, who elaborated on the importance of WMO and IMD’s global and national efforts in improving the accuracy of weather forecasting, along with enhancing the early warning systems for severe weather events.
Chaudhary also highlighted the history of IMD and its essential role as a service provider to various agencies, ensuring the overall betterment of society through timely and reliable weather information.
Chaudhary further discussed the current services provided by MC, Kohima, including, three-hour nowcasting, seven-day district-wise rainfall forecasts, five-day district-wise severe weather warnings, impact-based forecasting, aviation-related services at Dimapur Airport, Agromet services and city forecasts etc.
Chaudhary also shared future plans for MC, Kohima, such as providing block-level rain forecasting and weather warnings, expanding the observational network across various districts in Nagaland, and installing an X-band Doppler Weather Radar at Dimapur Government College.
These advancements will significantly improve the forecasting and nowcasting capabilities of the department and benefit the academic community and policymakers of the state. The program culminated with demonstration of instruments to measure various atmospheric parameters.
Earlier the programme was chaired by assistant professor, department of Environmental Science, DGC, Selina Walling and the vote of thanks by Rakesh Kumar, Scientific Assistant, MC, Kohima.