New Delhi: After Modi government reshuffled the Ministry, Kiren Rijiju took charge of the Ministry of Earth Sciences Friday morning and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for assigning a crucial Ministry to him.

Speaking to media after taking charge, Rijiju said, his priority will be to execute the Deep Ocean Mission, a flagship scheme of Prime Minister for the exploration of polymetallic nodules containing rich minerals.

The Minister said, he will see that each decision of the Ministry will have some bearing on common man, as he always believed in making things simple and accessible.

Rijiju also presided over a brief presentation by Senior officials of the Ministry including IMD and announced that in coming days, he will work out to Re-calibrate the entire “Weather Forecast System”.

The Minister also added that since his school days, he had a deep interest in Google Earth, Climatology, Oceanography and Cartography and he will enjoy working in his new Avtar.

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