The scheme will provide improved weather, climate, ocean forecast and services, and other hazard-related services
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval for the continuation of the umbrella scheme ’Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS)’ along with its eight sub-schemes to the next finance cycle of five years i.e. 2021-2026 at an estimated cost of Rs 2,135 crore. The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) through its units namely the India Meteorological Department (IMD), National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF); Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) and Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS).
The eight sub-schemes under the ACROSS scheme are multi-disciplinary in nature and will be implemented in an integrated manner through IMD, IITM, NCMRWF and INCOIS to cover all the aspects of the weather and climate.
The scheme will provide improved weather, climate, ocean forecast and services, and other hazard-related services thereby ensuring transfer of commensurate benefits to the end-user through various services like public weather service, agro-meteorological services, aviation services, environmental monitoring services, hydro-meteorological services, climate services, tourism, pilgrimage, power generation, water management, sports and adventure etc. The whole process from the generation of forecast to its delivery requires considerable manpower at every stage, thereby generating employment opportunities for many people.