The mission season is about to begin
There is an old saying in India that “water changes every mile, speech changes every four miles.” This saying not only shows the diversity of the country but also gives insight into the different climates of the country. India has to deal with natural disasters ranging from avalanches or landslides on snow-capped mountains to floods from swollen rivers and droughts or tsunamis. In such a situation, the government is now going to initiate a ‘Mausam Mission’.
Under the ‘Mission Mausam’, the government will work to improve weather forecasting through the use of technology. This will be a large-scale initiative, which will make full use of the capabilities of climate change science.
A budget of Rs 2,000 crore has been maintained.
The government has kept a budget of Rs 2,000 crore for the ‘Mausam Mission’. The main aim of this mission is to improve the Indian Meteorological Department so that accurate weather predictions can be made in the country. Not only this, it will also help the government prepare before the disaster and make life smoother as soon as possible. The decision was taken at the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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10,000 lives will be saved
According to ET News, every year around 10,000 people die in the country due to climate change-induced disasters like cyclones, floods, droughts and heat waves. The importance of the ‘Mausam Mission’ can be gauged from the fact that accurate weather forecasting can save the lives of many of these people.
The ‘Mausam Mission’ has been designed in such a way that it will not only improve weather predictions. Rather, it will also improve the work of providing timely information to the people. Not only this, it will also improve the conditions of industries like agriculture, aviation, defence, disaster management and tourism.
