IMD plans weather stations
in 660 districts
banking services chroniclemagazine pdf in english Keeping farm activities in mind, the India Meteorological
Department ( IMD) has decided to set up weather stations in 660 districts
of the country, a plan which will be further taken up to the blocks level. In
the first phase, the IMD plans to set up the system in 130 districts which have
already been shortlisted. Bscmagazine online The IMD has also tied up with the Ministry of Agriculture to use
the Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), under the Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) in the districts, to use them as weather forecasting
observatories. Weather forecasts will beissued four days a week from Monday to
Thursday. It currently gives region-specificweather forecasts, namely for the
southern peninsula, northwest, central and northeastregions during monsoons bsc academy monthly current
affairs.