What is India Meteorological Department?
{{Infobox government agency |agency_name = India Meteorological Department |nativename = भारतीय मौसम विज्ञान विभाग |nativename_a = |nativename_r = |formed = 1875 |preceding1 = |dissolved = |superseding = |jurisdiction = [[Government of India]] |headquarters = Mausam Bhavan, [[Lodhi Road]], New Delhi |latd= |latm= |lats= |latNS= |longd= |longm= |longs= |longEW= |region_code = |coordinates = |employees = |budget = {{INRConvert|3.52|b}} (2011)<ref name=oi-budget2011>{{cite news|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=713417|title=Budget 2011: Over 35% Hike for Department of Space|publisher=Outlook India|date=28 February 2011|accessdate=2011-11-19|archive-date=2013-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014154059/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=713417|url-status=dead}}</ref> |minister1_name = |minister1_pfo = |minister2_name = |minister2_pfo = |chief1_name = [[Laxman Singh Rathore|Dr. L S Rathore]] |chief1_position = Director General of Meteorology |chief2_name = |chief2_position = <!-- (etc.) --> |agency_type = [[Ministry (government department)|Ministry]] |parent_department = [[Ministry of Earth Sciences]] |parent_agency = |child1_agency = |child2_agency = <!-- (etc.) --> |keydocument1 = <!-- (etc.) --> |website = {{URL|www.imd.gov.in}} |footnotes = |map = |map_width = |map_caption = }} The '''India Meteorological Department''' (IMD), also referred to as the Met Office, is a weather forecasting organization run by the [[Government]] of [[India]], it also tracks and forecast [[tropical cyclone]]s, similar to the [[National Hurricane Center]]. The headquarters in [[New Delhi]], India. ==Sources== {{commons category}} {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.imd.ernet.in/main_new.htm IMD website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050320025144/http://www.imd.ernet.in/main_new.htm |date=2005-03-20 }} [[Category:Go