The launch of 'Gram Panchayat-Level Weather Forecast' was graced by the presence of Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Shri Lalan Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Panchayati Raj, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology & Earth Sciences and Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel, Hon’ble Minister of State for Panchayati Raj along with Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Dr. M.Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. M. Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department, Shri Alok Prem Nagar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and other senior officials from the
Ministries of Panchayati Raj, Agriculture, Rural Development, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Department of Science and Technology (DST), IMD and other key stakeholders.