Rajasthan State PCS

• 14 May 2024

IMD Predicts Fresh Heatwave Over Rajasthan

Why in News?

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a fresh heatwave over northwest India with conditions expected in West Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh and South Haryana.

Key Points

• As per the Regional Met Centre (RWFC) Delhi, a heatwave is also predicted at isolated places in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, West Rajasthan and East Rajasthan.
• Amidst the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Election Commission of India stated that the weather forecast indicates that the Parliamentary Constituencies going for polls are likely to experience normal to below normal temperatures and there will be no heat wave-like conditions in these areas on the polling day.

India Meteorological Department

• IMD 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 Specialised Meteorological Centres of the World Meteorological Organisation.