Bhubaneswar: Popularly known as the Cyclone man of India, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD), has been elected as the third vice-president of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
He won 113 votes in the election for the post. A long with Mohapatra, Daouda Konate, director of the meteorology of Cote d’Ivoire and Eoin Moran, Director Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service were elected the first and second vice presidents.
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director of @Indiametdept has been elected Third Vice-President of WMO at #MeteoWorld.
We congratulate all the new office holders. pic.twitter.com/XqHVuOrJN8— World Meteorological Organization (@WMO) June 1, 2023
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