IMD 成立 150 週年：莫迪總理表示“需要開發地震預警系統”

莫迪總理表示，IMD在150年的歷程中，不僅為數以千萬計的印度人民服務，也成為印度科學歷程的象徵。

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that there is a need to develop warning systems for earthquakes, especially in the hilly regions of the country, and highlighted the role of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in saving lives during natural calamities.

總理莫迪週五表示，有必要開發地震預警系統，特別是在該國的丘陵地區，並強調了印度氣象部門（IMD）在自然災害期間拯救生命方面的作用。

Addressing the 150th Foundation Day of IMD here, Modi said that the department, in its 150 years journey, has not only served crores of Indians, but has also become a symbol of India's scientific journey.

莫迪在此間的IMD成立150週年致詞中表示，該部門在150年的歷程中，不僅為數以千萬計的印度人民服務，而且已成為印度科學之旅的象徵。

"Today, when we are talking about saving every single life during natural calamities, the role of IMD becomes even more important. We have seen how IMD's timely warnings have helped in saving lives during cyclones, floods and heatwaves," he said.

「今天，當我們談論在自然災害期間拯救每一個生命時，IMD 的作用變得更加重要。我們已經看到 IMD 的及時預警如何幫助在颶風、洪水和熱浪期間拯救生命，」他說。

"There is a need to develop warning systems for earthquakes, especially in the hilly regions of the country. We also need to work on expanding the network of Doppler Weather Radars and Automatic Weather Stations," he added.

「需要開發地震預警系統，特別是在該國的丘陵地區。我們還需要努力擴大多普勒天氣雷達和自動氣象站網絡，」他補充道。

Modi said that the country is now moving towards a multi-modal disaster warning system, and highlighted the role of technology in improving weather forecasting and services.

莫迪表示，該國目前正在邁向多模式災害預警系統，並強調了科技在改善天氣預報和服務方面的作用。

"We are now focusing on developing a seamless Nowcast service for major cities, which will provide weather updates every 15 minutes. This will help people in planning their day-to-day activities better," he said.

「我們現在正致力於為主要城市開發無縫的 Nowcast 服務，該服務將每 15 分鐘提供一次天氣更新。這將幫助人們更好地規劃他們的日常活動，」他說。

"IMD's vision document 'Vision 2047' will guide the department in the coming years and help it achieve new heights of success," he added.

「IMD 的願景文件『Vision 2047』將在未來幾年指導該部門，並幫助其取得新的成功高度，」他補充道。

The prime minister also released a commemorative coin and a vision document 'Vision 2047' on the occasion.

總理也在會上發布了紀念幣和願景文件「願景2047」。

Union Minister for Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan, Minister of State for Earth Sciences M Rajeev Chandrasekhar and senior officials of the ministry were also present at the event.

聯邦地球科學部長Harsh Vardhan、地球科學國務部長M Rajeev Chandrasekhar以及該部高級官員也出席了這場活動。