Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed as Chief of IMD Leave a Comment / Daily News, Appointments / By Suraj Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed as Chief of IMD Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has been appointed as the Director General/Chief of India Meteorological Department (IMD). He is a scientist in IMD and will take charge of the post on or after August 1, 2019