Madhya Pradesh

• 29 Jul 2024

Red Alert in Madhya Pradesh

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.