As the weather becomes increasingly unpredictable, there is a need to radically and quickly upgrade forecasting tools, techniques and infrastructure. In the second and concluding part of interview with Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, the director general of India Meteorological Department, says the steps are being taken and there is a strategy in place to make India’s weather forecasting future ready. Mohapatra also reiterates his confidence about the IMD’s forecast of a normal monsoon this year and said the rains will be distributed evenly across most parts of the subcontinent.Here is the second part of a two-part interview of the IMD head:
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