India Meteorological Department launches weather app for real-time updates and warnings across India

India Meteorological Department launches weather app for real-time updates and warnings across India as a news of ET..

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) launched its own app that will give real-time updates and warnings across 450 cities across the country, the first of its kind official weather app. Before this, all apps displayed past data and rain observations, but could not give out real-time alerts to the users.

Called "Mausam", the application is focused on the urban populace and will give acknowledged climate highlights and forecasts for upto seven days across the listed 450 cities. It will likewise show radar and satellite pictures, which were prior noticeable just on IMD's site. 

The application will grow its scope one year from now with hyperlocal guides and alternatives for local dialects, By one year from now, the center will move to the farmers, who will get updates every three-four hours utilizing the uers's GPS area.

This indigenous application was in progress since a year ago, however was deferred due to the coronavirus lockdown. The IMD additionally offered its services to the administration's Umang application, which incorporates state and central services and bill payments. However, Umang lacked any immediate updates, which Mausam will now fulfil.