**Executive Summary**
This document responds to unstarred question No. 332 in Lok Sabha, dated December 2nd, 2025, regarding the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into early warning systems under the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP). It confirms that the NDMP, aligned with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Prime Minister's 10-Point Agenda on DRR, incorporates the use of technology, including AI, for disaster risk management. No specific action items or deadlines are directed toward any stakeholders in this document.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **NDMP Alignment:** The National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), 2016, revised and updated in 2019, aligns with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) and the Prime Minister's 10-Point Agenda on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), promoting the use of technology.
* **Technology Integration:** The NDMP 2019 incorporates the effective use of science, technology, and traditional knowledge in all aspects of DRR. Agenda 5 of the Prime Minister's 10-Point Agenda on DRR emphasizes leveraging technology to enhance disaster risk management efforts.
* **Early Warning Systems:** The document discusses existing state-of-the-art weather observation networks, forecasting systems, and GIS-based tools. The integration of these technologies ensures the timely and effective dissemination of information.
* **Initiatives & Collaborations:**
* Technology-enabled initiatives by IMD: Mausamgram Platform and Mission Mausam.
* New Initiatives by IMD to integrate AI to weather Forecasting and Early Warning Systems in coordination with Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES): Implementation of Mausam GPT, AI/ML based Advanced Dvorak Technique (AiDT), AI/ML based products from ECMWF, Multilingual Weather forecasting using Bhashini app
* IMD has signed MoU with various Academic Institutions like IITs, IIITS, NITs, ISRO, DRDO, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Ashoka University, etc for collaborations and R&D activities, utilizing facets of various AI/ML applications.
* Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) based Integrated Alert System (SACHET) facilitates dissemination of warnings/alerts about impending hazards to geographically referenced population, in vernacular languages.
* Central Water Commission (CWC) has commenced in-house development of AI/ML-based systems for flood forecasting
* **Funding:** The Ministry does not maintain data about funds allocated for AI-integrated early warning systems for a particular State.
* **Annexure 1** shows continuous upgrades in technologies relevant to AI for weather forecasting, early warning systems, etc.
* Virtual Centre at IITM, Pune has been established by MoES to develop AI/ML/DL based application tools.
* A dedicated functional group has been established in IMD under MoES to strengthen the R&D activities in AI/ML
* IMD has established specialized GPU and CPU based infrastructure for Al computing
* IMD has signed MoU with various Academic Institutions like IITs, IIITS, NITS, ISRO, DRDO, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), etc for collaborations and R&D activities, utilizing facets of various AI/ML applications to weather and climate.
* The capacity-building in AI/ML domain with respect to weather and climate are being done by nominating scientist in training sessions and workshops.
* IMD organizes a short-term refresher course on the Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning every year in the month of May.
**Impact Analysis**
**Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)**
* **Impact:** IMD is enhancing its forecasting capabilities and early warning systems through the integration of AI/ML technologies.
* **Action Required:** Continue collaboration with MoES and academic institutions, develop and implement AI/ML-based tools, and enhance dissemination of information.
**Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)**
* **Impact:** MoES plays a crucial role in supporting the development of AI-driven weather forecasting and early warning systems.
* **Action Required:** Continue supporting IMD and other centers in developing and implementing AI/ML based tools and applications.
**Centre for Development of Telematics (CDOT)**
* **Impact:** CDOT is working on AI-based platforms for generating alerts.
* **Action Required:** Develop AI tool for real-time multilingual support using NLP, speech-to-text, and image processing for early warning.
**Central Water Commission (CWC)**
* **Impact:** Development of flood forcasting systems using AI models.
* **Action Required:** Focus on Short-range Level Flood Forecasting using artificial intelligence models.
**National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)**
* **Impact:** Early warning system for alert.
* **Action Required:** Continue to provide data.
**IITs, IIITS, NITs, ISRO, DRDO, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Ashoka university**
* **Impact:** Academic and research institutions are collaborating with IMD.
* **Action Required:** Continue to collaborate and carry out R&D activities.
Key Entities Referenced
National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP): A plan to integrate artificial intelligence with early warning systems.
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD): The primary agency responsible for implementing AI-based weather forecasting and early warning systems.
Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES): Collaborates with IMD to develop AI/ML based application tools.
Mausamgram: Platform of Indian Meteorological Department that is a citizen-centric app providing village-level hourly forecasts in all official languages
Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) based Integrated Alert System (SACHET): A scheme for disseminating warnings/alerts about impending hazards using AI.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 332
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02ND DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 11, 1947
(SAKA)
AI INTEGRATED EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
332. SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:
SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has plans to integrate artificial intelligence
with early warning systems under the National Disaster Management Plan
(NDMP);
(b) if so, the details thereof including the model being used and agencies
involved if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Government has collaborated with any Indian
national/international universities or any tech firm to develop an AI
integrated model for early warning systems;
(d) if so, the details thereof including the universities being collaborated
with, if not, the reasons therefor;
(e) whether the Government has allocated funds for the development of AI
integrated early warning systems for natural disasters; and
(f) if so, the details thereof, especially funds allocated and released for
Andhra Pradesh and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a) to (f): The National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), 2016 which was
subsequently revised and updated in 2019, is aligned with the targets laid-2-
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down under the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR)
and Prime Minister’s 10-Point Agenda on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
The broad objectives of NDMP 2019 includes the effective use of science,
technology and traditional knowledge in all aspects of DRR. Agenda 5 of
the Prime Minister’s 10-Point Agenda on DRR provides that efforts must
be made to leverage technology to enhance the efficiency of our disaster
risk management efforts. As such, the use of latest technologies is an
essential facet in our efforts for DRR.
Early warning for severe weather events is supported by a state-of-the-art
observation network that includes surface, upper air, remote sensing
observations, seamless forecasting systems based on high-resolution
dynamical models, and GIS-based tools for generating alerts and
warnings. The entire system is integrated with modern
telecommunication technologies to ensure the timely and effective
dissemination of information.
Technology enabled initiatives such as Mausamgram Platform of Indian
Meteorological Department (IMD) (a citizen-centric app providing village-
level hourly forecasts in all official languages) and Mission Mausam (2030
initiative to scale AI-driven forecasts to high resolution) are some steps
in the direction of harnessing latest technology for early warning.-3-
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IMD has informed that to integrate Artificial Intelligence to Weather
Forecasting and Early warning systems, IMD, in coordination with various
centres of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), has taken following new
initiatives during recent years:
• Implementation of Mausam GPT
• AI/ML based Advanced Dvorak Technique (AiDT) technique to
estimate the intensity of cyclones.
• IMD also utilizes AI/ML based weather forecasting products from
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. (ECMWF).
• Multilingual weather forecasting using Bhashini app is being used in
IMD to disseminate the information in regional languages.
Details of all the initiatives taken by IMD, in coordination with MoES, to
integrate AI/ML in weather, monitoring system and early warning system
are given in Annexure 1.
IMD has signed MoU with various Academic Institutions like IITs, IIITs,
NITs, ISRO, DRDO, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY), Ashoka university, etc for collaborations and R&D activities,
utilizing facets of various AI/ML applications in, weather and climate, real-
time weather monitoring, early warning system, etc. Such efforts by IMD
have helped it re-engineered its processes for 7-day lead forecasts.-4-
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Further, Government of India has launched a scheme namely, Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) based Integrated Alert System (SACHET), in
association with Centre for “Development of Telematics” (CDOT) at a total
project cost of Rs. 355 crore. It facilitates dissemination of
warnings/alerts about impending hazards to geographically referenced
population, in vernacular languages.
It is a geo-intelligent platform that uses AI for subscriber prediction,
automated alert generation, and message content analysis. C-DOT has
consulted IIT Delhi for a Collaborative Research Program on generative AI
tool for real-time multilingual support using NLP, speech-to-text, and
image processing for early warning.
Further, Central Water Commission (CWC) has informed that development
of AI/ML-based systems for flood forecasting has commenced in-house
within CWC recently, specifically focusing on Short-range Level Flood
Forecasting (Time Series Forecasting) using artificial intelligence models.
Early Warning systems of Alert agencies such as IMD, National Remote
Sensing Centre (NRSC), etc. are of pan-India applicability and data about
the funds allocated for the development of AI Integrated early warning
systems for particular State is not maintained by this Ministry.
*****Annexure 1
L.S. US. Q. No. 332 for 02.12.2025
The Continuous up gradation taking place in technologies relevant to
AI for weather forecasting, early warning system, etc. The details are
as follows:
1. Virtual Centre at IITM, Pune has been established by MoES to
develop AI/ML/DL based application tools.
2. A dedicated functional group has been established in IMD under
MoES to strengthen the R&D activities in AI/ML
3. IMD has established specialized GPU and CPU based infrastructure
for AI computing
4. IMD has signed MoU with various Academic Institutions like IITs,
IIITs, NITs, ISRO, DRDO, Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY), etc for collaborations and R&D activities,
utilizing facets of various AI/ML applications to weather and climate.
5. The capacity-building in AI/ML domain with respect to weather and
climate are being done by nominating scientist in training sessions
and workshops.
6. IMD organizes a short-term refresher course on the Fundamentals of
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning every year in the month
of May.
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