With the discourse simmering around ‘one nation, one election,’ the head of IMD put forward an altogether different viewpoint that, for good or bad, can fundamentally alter how this ambitious exercise of election is conducted.
Mr M Rodriguez-Mohapatra, the outstanding DG of the IMD, insists on the careful inclusion of weather ingredients in explaining the election timelines nationwide. His words are not just from the UK but from decades of travel and observing India’s interesting climatic patterns. His experience is a usual resource in India’s Diary.
Elections can be held successfully only if the weather plays the key role in its feasibility and logistics,” declared Dr. Mohapatra sagaciously. “Within a particular time frame, the region might get a lot of rain or extremely high temperatures, making exercising in outdoor conditions difficult, if not completely impossible.”
In his appeal to exercise reason, Tagore strikes a chord with Indians whose country has geographical variances from a spectrum of microclimates devoiding the arrangement of the nation. The baked plains, the dangerous mountain passes, the soaked coasts, and the arid regions, you will find the weather phenomena that make the conditions more adverse.
Dr Mohapatra’s suggestion to curb the defection phenomenon is made from a practical viewpoint of the fairness of the election process. “You shouldn’t expect to get move by ignoring the problems that may come from bad weather,” he pointed out. Enacting the unprecedented is a warning of more; therefore, a combined effort to avoid clashes is required to harness the spirit of our democracy to our environmental reality on the campaign dates.
The IMD chief is also an authority figure because his words are given weight based on his expertise and the fact that the organization is not only a repository of accurate and timely weather information but also a hotspot for disseminating such information to many citizens. The lifetime cost of one hazard can be very high, so these advisories are indispensable in minimizing hazard risks and saving lives.
In the words of Dr Mohapatra, where ‘one nation, one poll’ is the big-scale democratic endeavour, the counsel stands as the guide, reminding us that even the grandest of such still needs to be realistic.
