Lok Sabha Question No. 4396 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Automatic Weather Stations in North East
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4396

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019

## AUTOMATIC WEARTHER STATIONS IN NORTH EAST

## 4396.       SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH :

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any modern automatic weather stations have been set up in the North Eastern-States and Assam;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  link  these  weather stations with micro insurance programmes for farmers, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is any Government programme to understand the nature of monsoon pattern in these areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) Yes  Sir.  India  Meteorological  Department  (IMD)  has  installed  modern Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in North Eastern States & Assam.
- (b) The details of functional AWSs in the North Eastern States & Assam are given in the table below;

## List of AWSs in NorthEastern States of India

|   S NO. | STATE             | DISTRICT            | STATION    |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------|------------|
|       1 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | WEST_SIANG          | BASAR_AGRO |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | CHANGLANG           | CHANGLANG  |
|       3 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | DIBANG_VALLEY       | ANINI      |
|       4 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | EAST_KAMENG         | SEPPA      |
|       5 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | EAST_SIANG          | PASSIGHAT  |
|       6 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | LOHIT               | TEZU       |
|       7 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | LOWER_DIBANG_VALLEY | ROING      |
|       8 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | LOWER_SUBANSIRI     | ZIRO       |
|       9 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | PAPUMPARE           | NAHARLAGUN |
|      10 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | TAWANG              | TAWANG     |
|      11 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | TIRAP               | DEOMALI    |
|      12 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | UPPER_SIANG         | TUTING     |
|      13 | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH | UPPER_SUBANSIRI     | DAPORIZO   |

| ARUNACHAL_PRADESH   | WEST_KAMENG         | BOMDILA          |
|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|
| ARUNACHAL_PRADESH   | WEST_SIANG          | ALONG            |
| ARUNACHAL_PRADESH   | WEST_SIANG          | MECHUKA          |
| ASSAM               | JORHAT              | JORHAT_AGRO      |
| ASSAM               | KARBI_ANGLONG       | DIPHU_AGRO       |
| ASSAM               | KARIMGANJ           | KARIMGANJ_AGRO   |
| ASSAM               | KOKRAJHAR           | GOSSAIGAON_AGRO  |
| ASSAM               | NAGAON              | SHILLONGANI_AGRO |
| ASSAM               | SONITPUR            | SONITPUR_AGRO    |
| ASSAM               | BAKSA               | MUSHALPUR        |
| ASSAM               | BARPETA             | BARPETA          |
| ASSAM               | BONGAIGAON          | BONGAIGAON       |
| ASSAM               | CACHAR              | SILCHAR          |
| ASSAM               | CHIRANG             | KAJALGAON        |
| ASSAM               | DARRANG             | MANGALDAI        |
| ASSAM               | DHEMAJI             | DHEMAJI          |
| ASSAM               | DIBRUGARH           | DIBRUGARH        |
| ASSAM               | DIMA_HASAO          | HAFLONG          |
| ASSAM               | GOALPARA            | GOALPARA         |
| ASSAM               | GOLAGHAT            | GOLAGHAT         |
| ASSAM               | HAILAKANDI          | HAILAKANDI       |
| ASSAM               | KAMRUP              | KHANAPARA        |
| ASSAM               | KAMRUP_METROPOLITAN | GUWAHATI         |
| ASSAM               | KOKRAJHAR           | KOKRAGHAR        |
| ASSAM               | LAKHIMPUR           | BIHUPURIA        |
| ASSAM               | MORIGAON            | MORIGAON         |
| ASSAM               | NALBARI             | NALBARI          |
| ASSAM               | SIVASAGAR           | SIBSAGAR         |
| ASSAM               | TINSUKIA            | TINSUKIA         |
| ASSAM               | UDALGURI            | UDALGURI         |
| MANIPUR             | IMPHAL_WEST         | IMPHAL_AGRO      |
| MANIPUR             | BISHNUPUR           | BISHNUPUR        |
| MANIPUR             | CHANDEL             | CHANDEL          |
| MANIPUR             | CHURACHANDPUR       | CHURACHANDPUR    |
| MANIPUR             | IMPHAL_EAST         | JIRIBAM          |
| MANIPUR             | IMPHAL_EAST         | POROMPAT         |
| MANIPUR             | SENAPATI            | SENAPATI         |
| MANIPUR             | TAMENGLONG          | TAMENGLONG       |

| 52.           | MANIPUR THOUBAL   | THOUBAL         |
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 53. MANIPUR   | UKHRUL            | UKHRUL          |
| 54. MEGHALAYA | RI_BHOI           | UMIAM_AGRO      |
| 55. MEGHALAYA | EAST_GARO_HILLS   | WILLIAMNAGAR    |
| 56. MEGHALAYA | EAST_KHASI_HILLS  | SHILLONG        |
| 57. MEGHALAYA | JAINTIA_HILLS     | JOWAI           |
| 58. MEGHALAYA | SOUTH_GARO_HILLS  | BAGHMARA        |
| 59. MEGHALAYA | WEST_GARO_HILLS   | TURA            |
| 60. MEGHALAYA | WEST_KHASI_HILLS  | NONGSTOIN       |
| 61. MIZORAM   | KOLASIB           | KOLASIB_AGRO    |
| 62. MIZORAM   | AIZAWL            | AIZWAL          |
| 63. MIZORAM   | CHAMPHAI          | CHAMPHAI        |
| 64. MIZORAM   | LAWNGTLAI         | LOWNGTLAI       |
| 65. MIZORAM   | LUNGLEI           | LUNGLEI         |
| 66. MIZORAM   | MAMIT             | MAMIT           |
| 67. MIZORAM   | SAIHA             | SAIHA           |
| 68. MIZORAM   | SERCHHIP          | SERCHIP         |
| 69. NAGALAND  | DIMAPUR           | JHARNAPANI_AGRO |
| 70. NAGALAND  | DIMAPUR           | DIMAPUR         |
| 71. NAGALAND  | KIPHIRE           | KIPHIRE         |
| 72. NAGALAND  | KOHIMA            | KOHIMA          |
| 73. NAGALAND  | KOHIMA            | SECHU           |
| 74. NAGALAND  | MOKOKCHUNG        | MOKOKCHUNG      |
| 75. NAGALAND  | PEREN             | PEREN           |
| 76. NAGALAND  | PHEK              | PHEK            |
| 77. NAGALAND  | WOKHA             | WOKHA           |
| 78. NAGALAND  | ZUNHEBOTO         | ZUNHEBOTO       |
| 79. TRIPURA   | NORTH_TRIPURA     | KAMALPUR        |
| 80. TRIPURA   | SOUTH_TRIPURA     | GOKULPUR        |
| 81. TRIPURA   | WEST_TRIPURA      | KHOWAI          |
| 82. TRIPURA   | WEST_TRIPURA      | A_D_NAGAR       |

List of AWSs in Sikkim (UT) of India

|   S.No. | STATE   | DISTRICT     | AWS LOCATION   |
|---------|---------|--------------|----------------|
|       1 | SIKKIM  | EAST_SIKKIM  | TADONG         |
|       2 | SIKKIM  | NORTH_SIKKIM | MANGAN         |
|       3 | SIKKIM  | SOUTH_SIKKIM | NAMCHI         |
|       4 | SIKKIM  | WEST_SIKKIM  | GYALSHING      |

(c) No Sir. IMD has not taken any steps to link these weather stations with micro insurance programmes for farmers.

(d) &  (e)  IMD  monitors  the  performance  of  monsoon  for  the  entire  South  Asia region and efforts are continuously made for better understanding and prediction  of  monsoon  for  this  entire  region,  including  north  eastern States.

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