TN CM Stalin Writes To HM Shah Urging To Make More Investments For Advanced Weather Predictions

The Chief Minister also briefed the Home Minister on the sudden torrential rainfall in Chennai on Thursday and the aftermath of the unprecedented event in his letter. 

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin (File photo/PTI)

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah highlighting the need for making additional investments in advanced weather prediction mechanisms and up-gradation of technology being used in India Meteorological Centres.

The Chief Minister also briefed the Home Minister on the sudden torrential rainfall in Chennai and the aftermath of the unprecedented event in his letter. 

In the letter to Amit Shah, MK Stalin said, "A timely alert from IMC helps the state and district administration to take up pre-emptive efforts to ensure the safety of people. However,  we have noted that IMC is unable to predict red alert situation sufficiently in advance giving hardly any time."

"The shortcoming in the capability of IMC to provide accurate real-time rainfall forecasting on instances like this is often preventing the state and district administration to take up timely mobilisation of the emergency management system," he said. Further, the CM said that such incidents result in disruption of normal life, affect healthcare support system and lead to loss of life. 

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Therefore, the Chief Minister highlighting the need for making additional investments in advanced weather predictions said, "I request the government of India to do the needful to enhance the capacity of IMC, Chennai to enable it to make predictions of high alert situations earlier and notify the same to the state government well in time."