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Tackling rains: Bomaby HC recommends separate Met subdivision, forecast every 4 hours
Bombay HC sought reply from India Meteorological Department on whether a separate Met subdivision could be created for Mumbai and the weather forecast be provided every four hours instead of 24 hours.
There was heavy rain in the city on June 18. “Mumbai, the economic capital of India, which never stops, came to a standstill on June 19. Roads were flooded and railway services stopped,” Dubey’s petition said. (Source: Express file photo)
The Bombay High Court on Thursday sought a reply from the India Meteorological Department on whether a separate Met subdivision could be created for Mumbai and the weather forecast be provided every four hours as opposed to every twenty-four hours.
A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Anil Menon was hearing a public interest litigation by advocate Atal Dubey regarding the recent floods after the heavy rains.
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There was heavy rain in the city on June 18. “Mumbai, the economic capital of India, which never stops, came to a standstill on June 19. Roads were flooded and railway services stopped,” Dubey’s petition said.
The court noted that timely and accurate forecast was not available on that day.
After the petitioner referred to a report submitted by Dr Madhavrao Chitale in 2006 on Mumbai floods, the HC said, “IMD states that the same system used in 2006 continues today. We direct the IMD to consider issuing weather forecast every four hours during monsoons from June to September,” said the HC.
This four-hour weather forecast will be based on a system which is in place in Singapore. The court asked BMC to look into the directions given by the Chitale commission to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). It also said that there was lack of coordination between IMD and other authorities.
“The commission refers to the role of the disaster management agency. Since the chairman of the disaster management cell in Mumbai is the municipal commissioner, We have directed him to submit a report indicating if recommendations of the commission have been accepted and implemented by the BMC,” added the Bench.
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The court was also informed that the Doppler Weather Radar was still not functional.
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