India Meteorological Department

meteorological agency of the Government of India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), also referred to as the Met Office, is a weather forecasting organization run by the Government of India, it also tracks and forecast tropical cyclones, similar to the National Hurricane Center. The headquarters in New Delhi, India.

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India Meteorological Department
भारतीय मौसम विज्ञान विभाग
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Formed1875
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersMausam Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Annual budget3.52 billion (US$46 million) (2011)[1]
Agency executive
  • Dr. L S Rathore, Director General of Meteorology
Parent departmentMinistry of Earth Sciences
Websitewww.imd.gov.in
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