the headquarter of indian metrological department is located at pune.
where is the headquarter of indian metrological department?
pune
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as it intensified to a category 4-equivalent cyclone on november 15, thousands of emergency officials were put on standby in eastern india and bangladesh in advance of the storm's arrival. forecast heights of the storm surge predicted by a numerical model developed by dr. hassan mashriqui (louisiana state university) was communicated to the emergency response authorities in bangladesh, prompting a massive evacuations of low-lying coastal areas. a total of 2 million people in bangladesh evacuated to emergency shelters. the indian metrological department (imd) also issued a cyclone alert for orissa and west bengal on november 14. in bangladesh, an emergency cabinet meeting decided to withdraw weekly leave for the government officials to join the evacuation process. over 40,000 red crescent volunteers were deployed to order residents in the 15 affected provinces into special cyclone and flood shelters. the main ports had been closed.
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