New Delhi (NVI): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a list of 169 names of upcoming tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
The tropical cyclone names for India include Gati, Tej, Murasu, Aag, Vyom, Jhar, Probaho, Neer, Prabhanjan, Ghurni, Ambud, Jaladhi and Vega.
In addition to this, some of the names for Bangladesh are Nisarga, Biparjoy, Arnab and Upakul.
The Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (RSMC), New Delhi, provides tropical cyclone and storm surge advisories to 13 member countries of World Meteorological Organization (WMO)/ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).
The 13 member countries are India, Bangladesh, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
IMD is one of the six Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres (RSMC) recognised worldwide and is mandated to issue advisories and name tropical cyclones in the north Indian Ocean region.
The list comprises of names of 13 cyclones each for the 13 member countries, totaling to 169.
It should be noticed that the naming of the cyclones helps the scientific community, disaster managers, media and general masses in all. It helps to identify each individual cyclone. It further helps to create awareness of its development, remove confusion and rapidly and effectively disseminate warnings to much wider audience.
