India Meteorological Department

India Meteorological Department
भारतीय मौसम विज्ञान विभाग
Agency overview
Formed	1875
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Mausam Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Annual budget	₹3.52 billion (US$46 million) (2011)
Agency executive	Dr. L S Rathore, Director General of Meteorology;
Parent department	Ministry of Earth Sciences
Website	www.imd.gov.in

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), also referred to as the Met Office, is a weather forecasting organization run by the Government of India, it also tracks and forecast tropical cyclones, similar to the National Hurricane Center. The headquarters in New Delhi, India.

Sources

↑ "Budget 2011: Over 35% Hike for Department of Space". Outlook India. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2011-11-19.

Other websites

IMD website Archived 2005-03-20 at the Wayback Machine

[oi-budget2011-1] "Budget 2011: Over 35% Hike for Department of Space". Outlook India. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2011-11-19.

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