CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE

Aug. 22, 2018

Union Ministry of Earth Sciences is planning to set up a Cyclone Warning Centre in Thiruvananthapuram within a month.

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  • The move comes in the aftermath of several recent incidents of tropical cyclones striking over Kerala and Karnataka coasts. The new Centre will strengthen IMD’s forecasting activity in Kerala and Karnataka.

  • At present, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has cyclone warning centres only at Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

Source : PIB

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