New Delhi, May 26 -- From public safety to agriculture, India is poised for a significant boost in predictive capabilities as the national weather office announced on Monday its groundbreaking initiative to provide weather forecasts down to the village panchayat level.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has developed a 6-km horizontal spatial resolution model for its forecast system, from the current 12 km resolution, to enable localised weather forecasts. This assumes significance as it will enhance predictive capabilities across a wide range of domains including public safety, energy, transportation, infrastructure, disaster risk management and agriculture.

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