Bhubaneswar (PTI): The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday forecast a "good" monsoon this year despite global warming and other factors affecting world weather.

Director General of IMD, Ajit Tyagi said, "I do not think global warming will affect monsoons in India. A thorough study is needed to know the character of global warming and its possible impact on local weather."

Claiming that 99 per cent of forecast on monsoons by the IMD was accurate, Tyagi said, "Onset of monsoons has been good and is expected to be active in the second phase."

Besides, Tyagi said the IMD had also decided to activate its agro-service in order to provide information to farmers of weather and climate.