IMD develops new technology to monitor impact of rain & deal with natural disasters

New Delhi, November 24: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has developed a new technology to assess the rise of water level in rivers and reservoirs by rain. The technology, called 'Impact Based Forecasting Approach', which shows pre-event scenario, can help state governments to minutely monitor the impact of rain and take real-time decisions.

 

The technology called the 'Impact Based Forecasting Approach' which shows "pre-event scenario" can help authorities in taking real-time decisions said IMD chief K J Ramesh.

"We should be able to generate a scenario where we can take decisions to release water or not release it. It will be helpful for every state authority to take the decision. We can run this system in the pre-event scenario. We are now in a position to use to this technology into service," Ramesh said at an event organized by the Centre for Science and Environment.

There is another technology that would help in identifying warm ocean segments that are contributing to the rapid intensification of the systems. Cyclone Ockhi's unpredictability was due to such warm ocean segments, following which the technology was developed in October, Ramesh said.