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Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai

1945 establishments in IndiaEngvarB from September 2013India Meteorological DepartmentResearch institutes in Chennai
Regional metrological centre chennai
Regional metrological centre chennai

Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai is one of the six regional meteorological centres (RMCs) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and is responsible for the weather-related activities of the southern Indian peninsula comprising the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep Islands and Puducherry. The other regional centres are located at Kolkata, Guwahati, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi.Established in the later part of the 18th century, the Chennai meteorological centre is considered one of the first modern astronomical-cum-meteorological observatory in the East beyond Europe, way before the establishment of the Indian Meteorological Department in 1875. it was Established by William Petrie at Madras

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Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai
Chennai Ward 111 (Zone 9 Teynampet)

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600001 Chennai, Ward 111 (Zone 9 Teynampet)
Tamil Nadu, India
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