Weathermen to sharpen skills for airports, marine services

Pune: The weather forecasters at Pune’s India Meteorology Department (IMD) and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) along with Noida-based National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), will be groomed for greater synergy and meeting expectations in operational areas like airports and marine services.
“The weather officials will be groomed in all operational jobs of the IMD including services to coastal states, airports, marine services and the Bombay High,” said S K Prasad, deputy director general of meteorology and head of the Central Training Institute of IMD.
“Wherever, people expect accurate forecasts,” said Prasad, adding that the recommendations put forth by key members of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, who were in the city recently, had emphasised greater interaction between the IMD, IITM and NCMRWF.
The recommendations, which were received by Prasad last week following a review of the existing content and syllabus of the training centres at the three institutes, include updating of the training programme imparted to officials.
22/04/07 Nisha Nambiar/Pune Newsline

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Categories: Airports Apr 2007, Safety Apr 2007