New Delhi, Jan 15 (UNI) India Meteorological Department (IMD) on the 150th year of its establishment, on Monday launched the weather forecast portal ‘Panchayat Mausam Seva for farmers’ to support farmers with timely weather alerts and warnings for planning agricultural activities accordingly. “Through this portal, weather forecasts in English, Hindi and twelve regional languages will be provided to every panchayat head and panchayat secretary to reach every village of the country,” the weather department said in a statement. IMD, the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Green Alert Mausam Sewa have jointly developed the Panchayat Mausam Seva Portal.
Along with this, the department has also launched an integrated GIS-based interactive mobile app “MAUSAM” for all weather-related services like current weather, forecast every hour to 7 days, Rainfall, Humidity, Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset, Rain Alert, Lightning Alert, Cyclone Alert, Aviation and Agro-Meteorological advisories. The app supports 12 Indian languages for varied users in India. “This app allows the public to view observations, forecasts, and warnings for their location through a map or search function using place names, pin codes, or coordinates. Forecasts and warnings are disseminated in text and graphics format on this mobile App. This platform empowers the common person to access detailed weather forecasts for their chosen location with a simple click on the map including the oceanic area, the IMD said.
