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Mission Mausam 2024–26

Mission Mausam is a 2,000 crore initiative approved by the Union Cabinet in 2024 to make India 'Weather Ready' and 'Climate Smart'. It aims to enhance weather and climate observations, develop advanced weather surveillance technologies, and improve understanding of weather and climate processes.

Overview and Objectives

  • Mission Mausam: A 2,000 crore initiative approved by the Union Cabinet on September 11, 2024

  • Two-year implementation period (2024-2026)

  • Aim: Make India 'Weather Ready' and 'Climate Smart'

  • Enhance weather and climate observations, understanding, modeling, and forecasting

  • Develop cutting-edge weather surveillance technologies and systems

  • Implement higher resolution atmospheric observations

  • Improve understanding of weather and climate processes

  • Develop a state-of-the-art dissemination system for last-mile connectivity

  • Focus on capacity building in weather and climate sciences

Technological Advancements and Infrastructure

  • Installation of 50 Doppler Weather Radars (DWR)

  • Establishment of 60 Radio Sonde/Radio Wind (RS/RW) stations

  • Deployment of 100 disdrometers and 10 Wind Profilers

  • Addition of 25 radiometers for enhanced atmospheric measurements

  • Creation of 1 Urban testbed and 1 Process testbed for research

  • Setting up 1 Ocean Research station for marine weather studies

  • Installation of 10 Marine Automatic Weather Stations with upper air observation

  • Implementation of next-generation radars and satellites with advanced instrument payloads

  • Utilization of High-Performance Computers (HPC) for data processing

  • Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for improved forecasting

Implementation and Key Players

  • Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to oversee the mission

  • Three primary implementing institutes:

  1. India Meteorological Department (IMD)

  2. National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)

  3. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)

  • Support from other MoES institutions:

    • Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)

    • National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)

    • Collaboration with national and international institutes, academia, and industries

    • Development of improved Earth system models and data-driven methods

    • Creation of a GIS-based automated Decision Support System for real-time data

Expected Benefits and Impact

  • Improved forecasts on both spatial and temporal scales

  • Enhanced air quality data and weather management strategies

  • No weather system in the country will go undetected

  • Better understanding of physical processes in weather forecasting

  • Improved data assimilation with increased ingestion of observations

  • Fusion of physics-based numerical models with AI/ML for superior forecasts

  • Expansion of data and services dissemination

  • Capacity-building to benefit citizens and stakeholders

Potential benefits for various sectors:

  • Agriculture: Better crop planning and management

  • Disaster management: Improved preparedness for extreme weather events

  • Aviation and transportation: Enhanced safety and efficiency

  • Health and urban planning: Better environmental insights

  • Defence: Improved strategic planning based on weather conditions

  • Energy and water resources: Optimized resource management

  • Tourism: Enhanced weather information for travelers

Final Thoughts

Mission Mausam is a transformative step toward making India truly weather-ready and climate-smart.

With a ₹2,000 crore investment, cutting-edge technology, and inter-agency collaboration, the initiative aims to revolutionize weather forecasting, enhance disaster preparedness, and strengthen climate resilience.

Its benefits will extend across critical sectors like agriculture, health, defence, and transportation, ensuring improved safety, planning, and resource management for India’s future.

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