PARLIAMENT QUESTION: GLOBAL LEADERSHIP OF INDIA IN CLIMATE SCIENCE

PARLIAMENT QUESTION: GLOBAL LEADERSHIP OF INDIA IN CLIMATE SCIENCE

Mission Mausam is launched to make Bharat a “weather-ready and climate-smart” nation, with the following objectives:

The major aim of the scheme is to support various weather & climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, power, irrigation, shipping, water resource management, health, aviation, transport sector, disaster management, off-shore oil management, public safety, etc., by mitigating the impact of climate change and extreme weather events and strengthen the resilience of the communities to severe weather phenomena like tropical cyclones, severe thunderstorms, dust storms, heavy rains and snowfall events, cold and heat waves, etc.

To achieve the above, much-needed activities such as augmentation of an observational network across the country, improving the resolution of the numerical weather prediction model along with data assimilation, implementation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Internet of Things (IoT); upgraded Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for improved forecast products generation at granular level with more extended lead period and better accuracy required for socio-economic applications and further reduction in loss of lives and properties are planned towards rendering uniform focus over every parts of the country, including Bihar.

The Mission Mausam scheme will be implemented during 2024-26. The scheme will undergo continuous evaluation and monitoring by the heads of the respective institutes involved in its implementation. Additionally, the Project Management Council (PMC), chaired by the Secretary, MoES, will assess the progress and achievements of the scheme.

This information was given by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Science, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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