Madhya Pradesh
Red Alert in Madhya Pradesh
- 29 Jul 2024
- 1 min read
Why in News?
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall forecast in Madhya Pradesh. Additionally, an orange alert warning has been issued for Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
Key Points
- The IMD issues color-coded weather warnings to alert people about severe or hazardous weather that could cause damage, disruption, or danger to life.
- It uses 4 color-coded warnings as: Green, Yellow, Orange/Amber and Red depending upon the severity of weather phenomena.
India Meteorological Department
- It was established in 1875. It is the National Meteorological Service of the country and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and allied subjects.
- It works as an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India.
- It is headquartered in New Delhi.
- IMD is also one of the six Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres of the World Meteorological Organization.
