Ship Observations Team

National Report for 2015

1.	Country	INDIA	
			
2.	Prepared by	Marine Section , Weather Forecasting Development Division , O/o Additional Director General Meteorology(Reasearch)	
	
3.	Contributing national marine organizations:	
	#	Insert as applicable – VOS / SOOP / ASAP – Include additional detail where appropriate e.g (data management).	
	
	Organization	INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT	
	Programmes  #	SOT/VOS/PMOs	
	Website URL	www.imd.gov.in	
	
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4.	List of National Focal Points for SOT / VOS / SOOP / ASAP (see Appendix 1):	
	
5.	List of Port Meteorological Officers (see Appendix 2):	

		

Appendix 1: List of National Focal Points for SOT / VOS / SOOP / ASAP	Country =	INDIA	
		
Instructions: One profile per person. Include all applicable Focal Point roles in the first line of each profile.

	1	2	3	
Focal Point *	India			
Name	Dr P.C.S.Rao, Scientist “E”			
Title				
Agency	India Meteorological Department			
Postal Address	Weather Forecasting Development Division
O/o Additional Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Division, Shivajinagar , Pune 411005			
Email	imdmarine@gmail.com,pcsraoimd@gmail.com			
Telephone	02025572560(O) 02025513293 (R )			
Facsimile	02025533201			
	4	5	6	
Focal Point *				
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Postal Address				
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*	Insert all appropriate - SOT / VOS / SOOP / ASAP 	
Appendix 2: List of Port Meteorological Officers	Country =	INDIA	

	1	2	3	
Main Port	Kolkata	Visakhapatnam	Chennai	
Name	Shri D.K.Banik	Shri SRK Parama Hamsa	Shri A.P. Prakashan	
Position / Role	Assistant Meteorologist I	Assistant Meteorologist II	Assistant Meteorologist I	
Postal Address	Director I/C,
Regional Meteorological Centre,
4 Duel Avenue , Alipore,
Kolkata(West Bengal), PIN 700027	Director I/C,
Port Meteorological Office,
Cyclone Warning Centre,
KirlumpudiLayout
Opposite Andhra University out gate,
Vishakhapatnam- 530 017	Director I/C,
Port Meteorological Office,
Regional Meteorological Centre,
Inspectorate Section/PMO Unit,
New No.6(Old No.50),College Road,
Chennai – 600 006	
Email	pmokolkata@gmail.com	cwcvsk@gmail.com	isrmcchennai@gmail.com
pmochennai@gmail.com	
Telephone	03324492559, Mobile No.9903862083	0891-2543031/32/34, 
Mobile No. 8179574950	04428230092/94/91Ext No Inspectorate Section 230,231,234,332	
Facsimile	03324793167	0891-2543033/0891-2543036	044 28271951(ACWC Chennai)	
Ports or area serviced	Kolkata	Vishakhapatnam	Chennai	
	4	5	6	
Main Port	Mumbai	Goa	Kochi	
Name	Shri G.Murlidharan	Shri M.R.Nayak	Shri S.N.Ahamad	
Position / Role	Assistant Meteorologist I	Assistant Meteorologist II 	Assistant Meteorologist I at CDR Kochi	
Postal Address	Director,
Port Meteorological Office,
Regional Meteorological Centre,
Near RC Church, Colaba,
Mumbai -400 005	Director,
Port Meteorological Liaison Office(M. C. Panjim)
Goa Observatory,
Altinho, Panjim
Goa-403 001	Officer in charge,
Port Meteorological Office,
Cochin Port Trust,
Ex-Mahavir Plantation Building,
Oppposite IOC Ltd., Indira Gandhi Road,
Willingdon Island(South), Kochi - 682003	
Email	isrmcmumbai@gmail.com	rsrwgoa@gmail.com	pmokochi@dataone.in	
Telephone	022 22174720/022 22151654
Mobile No. 09833305617	0832 2425547
Mobile No. 08884177016	0484 2667042
Mobile No.09495779897	
Facsimile	022 22154098/022 22160824	08322420161	04842233649	
Ports or area Serviced	Mumbai	Goa	Kochi