By 2024, we intend to achieve 90% accuracy in detecting heavy rain: IMD DG

He said that IMD has impact-based forecast in all districts now

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, 54, popularly known as the Cyclone Man of India, will assume the top job at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) as the Director General of Meteorology. Hailing from a coastal Odisha village and having observed numerous cyclones in his lifetime as a specialist, he speaks to Abhishek Waghmare as he aims to become an able generalist and be an “institution builder” at the Met department as he sets his goals for his term till 2024. Edited excerpts:

How do you look at this year’s monsoon, especially in the context of climate change? 

This year, though the monsoon started late, it