Lucknow, June 9 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday stressed the importance of timely weather information for farmers and said accurate forecasts could help minimise crop losses, protect livelihoods and reduce economic damage.

He made the remarks at an event held to mark the upgradation of Lucknow Meteorological Centre to a Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC).

Union minister of state (independent charge) Jitendra Singh, M Mohapatra, director general of meteorology at the Indian Meteorological Department, and Manish R Ranalkar, head of RMC Lucknow, were also present on the occasion.

"The establishment of a regional meteorological centre in Uttar Pradesh is an important scientific step in advancing the vision of a developed Indi...