India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Under Mission Mausam, the India Meteorological Department has strengthened its observational network with 50 Doppler Weather Radars, 1,008 Automatic Weather Stations, and 6,885 rain gauge stations nationwide. These advancements have improved severe weather forecast accuracy by 40-50% over the past decade, significantly reducing cyclone track, landfall, and intensity errors. For flood monitoring, 25 Flood Meteorological Offices issue daily 7-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts across 220 sub-basins to assist the Central Water Commission, alongside operational integrated flood warning systems in Chennai and Mumbai.
Additionally, INCOIS acts as the designated Tsunami Servic...