Prince Charles after paying obeisance at Bangla Sahib visits IMD

Britain's Prince Charles visited the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday where he was briefed about the early warning weather forecast system, especially on the prediction of cyclones.

"Prince Charles spent nearly 45 minutes at the IMD's National Weather Forecasting Centre, which is the focal point during cyclones, " Said IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra.

He was explained about how cyclones are predicted with the use of tools like radars, satellites and Doppler radar added Mohapatra.

Mohapatra said the visiting dignitary also asked about cyclone 'Bulbul', which hit West Bengal early this week.

" We informed him that the IMD also provides weather warnings to neighboring countries," the IMD DG said.

Britain's Prince Charles later paid obeisance at Bangla Sahib Gurudwara here.

Prince Charles following the tradition covered his head with a scarf and paid obeisance. He was escorted by the members of the gurudwara.

He was presented with a 'Kirpan' by Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee president Manjinder Singh Sirsa.

Prince also did 'Sewa' and helped in preparing chapattis in the 'langar' or community kitchen area and interacted with the devotees.

Prince Charles was on its two-day visit to India. This is the 10th official visit to the country. During the visit, he also met Indian President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The focus of his visit would be on enduring the UK- India ties and shared global challenges such as sustainability and climate change.