The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has launched an interactive Cyclone Warning and Marine Weather Services Decision Support System to strengthen cyclone preparedness and support timely decision-making.
The system is a WebGIS-based platform. It carries interactive maps and visualisations of cyclone-related hazards, including cyclone tracks, intensity forecasts, wind distribution, rainfall warnings, storm surge information and rainfall forecasts for river catchments.
The platform is accessible through the websites of IMD and the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (RSMC), and through IMD's Decision Support System. It is meant to provide location-specific hazard information to disaster management authorities, government agencies and the public, with the aim of improving preparedness and reducing losses.
The launch coincided with the anniversaries of the landfalls of Very Severe Cyclonic Storms Phailin (2013) and Hudhud (2014), both of which were forecast successfully.
IMD also runs a Biannual Pre-Cyclone Exercise Meeting, held since 2008. It brings together disaster management authorities, defence forces, coastal states, fisheries departments and scientific organisations to review cyclone preparedness.
According to the department, the new platform enables location-specific early warnings, supports evacuation planning and disaster risk reduction, and improves coordination among forecasting agencies, disaster management authorities and other stakeholders.
With reference to the Cyclone Warning and Marine Weather Services Decision Support System launched by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which one of the following best describes the Biannual Pre-Cyclone Exercise Meeting run by the India Meteorological Department?
Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: The launch of the new decision support system coincided with the anniversaries of the landfalls of Very Severe Cyclonic Storms Phailin and Hudhud.
Statement-II: Phailin made landfall in 2014 and Hudhud in 2013, and both were forecast successfully.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
