Mission Mausam By PM Modi

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Mission Mausam By PM Modi

Mission Mausam was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 14, 2025. This initiative marks the 150th anniversary of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which was established in 1875. The mission aims to enhance India’s weather forecasting and climate resilience capabilities.

Objectives of Mission Mausam

The objective of Mission Mausam, launched by Prime Minister Modi in India, is to enhance the country’s weather forecasting capabilities and make India a “weather-ready and climate-smart” nation. This initiative aims to upgrade the capabilities of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in forecasting, modeling, and disseminating weather information, utilizing advanced tools, including artificial intelligence.

Mission Mausam seeks to upgrade the IMD’s forecasting, modelling, and dissemination capabilities. The mission has a budget of Rs 2,000 crore for its first two years. It aims to support various sectors, including agriculture, aviation, defense, disaster management, tourism, and health.

Weather Event Management

Mission Mausam aims to enhance weather event management through Improved forecasting, Data collection and analysis, Integration of Technology, Capacity Building, Public Awareness and Communication & Collaboration with Other Sectors.

By focusing on these areas, Mission Mausam aims to strengthen the overall framework for managing weather-related events in India effectively.

The mission focussing on managing specific weather events, includes the potential to enhance or suppress rainfall, hail, fog, and lightning strikes. Effective weather modification will require advancements in cloud physics research.

Cloud Chamber Development

A aspect of Mission Mausam is the establishment of a cloud chamber at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune. This facility will allow for the study of cloud formation under controlled conditions. It will focus on the seed particles that develop into cloud droplets or ice particles.

Oversight Institutions

Mission Mausam will be overseen by three key institutions. These include the IMD, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, and the National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting. All three institutions receive funding from the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Key Facts about IMD

The IMD is the National Meteorological Service of India. It provides meteorological information for various sectors, including agriculture and aviation. The IMD also warns against severe weather phenomena and conducts research in meteorology and related fields.

Mission Mausam Explained:

Established in 1875, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) will complete 150 years of service on Wednesday (January 15). To mark the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Mission Mausam on Tuesday (January 14).

“We have launched Mission Mausam to make India weather ready and climate smart… Meteorology offers the most important support for the disaster management capability of any country. To minimize the impact of natural disasters, we need to maximize the efficiency of meteorology,” he said at the launch event in New Delhi.

 

About the mission.

What is Mission Mausam ?

The mission will aim to upgrade the capabilities of India’s weather department in forecasting, modelling, and dissemination. Mission Mausam will have a budget of Rs 2,000 crore for the first two years of its implementation.It will invest heavily in improving weather surveillance, modelling, forecasting to directly benefit key sectors — from agriculture, aviation and defense to disaster management, tourism and health, according to a statement by the government.

 Mission Mausam aims to cover all aspects of weather and forecasting services offered in the country. A similar boost to monsoon prediction took place in 2012, with the launch of Mission Monsoon. It had targeted the improvement of India’s long-range forecasts.

Currently, IMD forecasting of an extreme event such as heatwaves up to 24 hours in advance is about 97.99 per cent accurate. The accuracy for heavy rainfall forecasts, however, stands at only about 80 per cent.

What Else Will Mission Mausam Do ? 

The mission will also ‘manage’ certain weather events, and on-demand, enhance or suppress rainfall, hail, fog and, later, lightning strikes.

For effective weather modification, one of the most important areas is cloud physics, in which India will have to strengthen research. Towards this end, India is establishing a first-of-its-kind cloud chamber at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune.

A cloud chamber resembles a closed cylindrical or tubular drum, inside which water vapour, aerosols, etc. are injected. Under the desired humidity and temperature inside this chamber, a cloud can develop.

 

 

Blog By : Trupti Thakur