Bhubaneswar, Jun 9: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday congratulated Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), for receiving the prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Award 2025 for Disaster Risk Reduction.

In a post on X, CM Majhi said: “Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to the Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department, Shri Miunjay Mohapatra, on being awarded the prestigious UN Sasakawa Prize - 2025. Your accurate assessments during natural disasters have helped save countless precious lives. As an Odia, your achievement is a matter of pride and honour for both the state and the country. I wish you continued success.”

Mohapatra, who hails from Odisha’s Bhadrak district, was recognised for his outstanding contributions to tropical cyclone forecasting and early warning systems.

Popularly known as the ‘Cyclone Man of India’, Mohapatra has been serving as the IMD Director General since 2019. He is also one of the three vice-presidents of the World Meteorological Organisation, the UN agency for climate change, weather and water.

The award was presented during the eighth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva recently.

Earlier this year, Mohapatra received the Scientific and Technological Activities Commission Outstanding Service Award 2025 from the American Meteorological Society in recognition of his transformative work in enhancing tropical cyclone prediction and warning systems.

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