Lok Sabha Question No. 4494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Automatic Weather Stations
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTHSCIENCES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTIONNo. 4494

## TO BE ANSWEREDON MARCH20, 2020

## AUTOMATICWEATHERSTATIONS

| 4494.   | SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:                                                                                                   |
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|         | DR.NISHIKANT DUBEY:                                                                                                  |
|         | Will the Minister of EARTHSCIENCESbe pleased to state:                                                               |
| (a)     | whether the Government proposes to set up more new Automatic Weather Stations (AWS)for Krishi Vigyan in the country; |
| (b)     | if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and location-wise; and                                                     |
| (c)     | if not, the reasons therefor?                                                                                        |

## ANSWER MINISTER OFSCIENCEAND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTHSCIENCES (Dr. HARSHVARDHAN)

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir. Under the Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme, India Meteorological Department (IMD) is in the process of installing 200 additional Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in 200 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), selected for establishment of District Agro-Met Units (DAMUs). The details of these 200 KVKs are given in Annexure.
- (c) Does not arise.

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## Annexure

| List of 200KVKs selected to establish DAMUs(including 115 Asoirational Dist.)   | List of 200KVKs selected to establish DAMUs(including 115 Asoirational Dist.)   | List of 200KVKs selected to establish DAMUs(including 115 Asoirational Dist.)   | List of 200KVKs selected to establish DAMUs(including 115 Asoirational Dist.)   | List of 200KVKs selected to establish DAMUs(including 115 Asoirational Dist.)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                            | State                                                                           | Qnty.                                                                           | District                                                                        | KVK Name                                                                        |
| 1                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                  | 9                                                                               | Prakasam                                                                        | KVK Prakasam (Darsai)                                                           |
| 2                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | East Godavari                                                                   | KVK Kalavacharla                                                                |
| 3                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *YSR Kaddappa                                                                   | KVK Utukur                                                                      |
| 4                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Viziagnagaram                                                                  | KVK,Rastakuntubai                                                               |
| 5                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | Nellore                                                                         | KVKAK Nagar                                                                     |
| 6                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | Kurnool                                                                         | KVK Banavasivillag_e                                                            |
| 7                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | West Godavari                                                                   | KVK ~enkatramannagudem                                                          |
| 8                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | Krishna                                                                         | KVK Garikapadu                                                                  |
| 9                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | Srikakulam                                                                      | KVKAmbadavasla                                                                  |
| 10                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                               | 3                                                                               | *Namsai                                                                         | Dist Lohit                                                                      |
| 11                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | Papumpare                                                                       | KVK Papumpare                                                                   |
| 12                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | Tawang                                                                          | KVKTawang                                                                       |
| 13                                                                              | Assam                                                                           | 8                                                                               | *Hailakandi                                                                     | KVK Hailakandi, Chandpur                                                        |
| 14                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Dhubri                                                                         | KVK Dhubri,AAU, Bilasipara                                                      |
| 15                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Barpeta                                                                        | KVK Barpeta, Howly                                                              |
| 16                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | Cachar                                                                          | KVK Cachar                                                                      |
| 17                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Darrang                                                                        | KVK Darrang, Man_g_aldoi                                                        |
| 18                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Baksa                                                                          | KVK Baksa                                                                       |
| 19                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Udalguri                                                                       | KVK Udalguri,AAU, Lalpool                                                       |
| 20                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Goalpara                                                                       | KVK Goalpara, Dudhoni, Goalpara, Assam                                          |
| 21                                                                              | Bihar                                                                           | 14                                                                              | *Khagaria                                                                       | KVK Khagaria                                                                    |
| 22                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Gaya                                                                           | KVK Gaya                                                                        |
| 23                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Purnea                                                                         | KVK Purnia(Jalalgarh)                                                           |
| 24                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | East Champaran                                                                  | KVK Piprakothi                                                                  |
| 25                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Begusarai                                                                      | KVK Begusarai(Khodawanpur)                                                      |
| 26                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Katihar                                                                        | KVK Katihar(TingachiaJ                                                          |
| 27                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Sitamarhi                                                                      | KVK Sitamarhi                                                                   |
| 28                                                                              |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | *Sheikpura                                                                      | KVK Shekhpura                                                                   |

|   29 |                  |    | *Nawada       | KVK Kauakaul,Nawada                      |
|------|------------------|----|---------------|------------------------------------------|
|   30 |                  |    | *Banka        | KVKVijaynagar                            |
|   31 |                  |    | *Jamui        | KVK Khadigram                            |
|   32 |                  |    | *Araraia      | KVKAraria                                |
|   33 |                  |    | *Muzaffarpur  | KVK Saraiya                              |
|   34 |                  |    | *Aurangabad   | KVKAurangabad (Siris)                    |
|   35 | Chattisgarh      | 9  | *Mahasamund   | KVK Mahasamund                           |
|   36 |                  |    | *Korba        | KVK Korba                                |
|   37 |                  |    | Jash_Qur      | KVK Dumarbahar                           |
|   38 |                  |    | *Narayanpur   | KVK Narayanpur                           |
|   39 |                  |    | *B~apur       | KVK Bijapur                              |
|   40 |                  |    | *Rajnanadgaon | KVK Rajnanadgaon                         |
|   41 |                  |    | *Kanker       | KVK Kanker                               |
|   42 |                  |    | *Dantewada    | KVK Dantewada                            |
|   43 |                  |    | Korea         | KVK Korea (Salkal                        |
|   44 | Goa              | 2  | North Goa     | KVKGoa                                   |
|   45 |                  |    | South Goa     | KVK Panji                                |
|   46 | Gujarat          | 9  | Panchmahal    | KVK Panchmahal                           |
|   47 |                  |    | *Dahod        | KVK Dahod                                |
|   48 |                  |    | Amreli        | KVKAmreli                                |
|   49 |                  |    | Dang          | KVKWaghai                                |
|   50 |                  |    | *Narmada      | KVK Seed multiplication farm, Dediyapada |
|   51 |                  |    | Vadodra       | KVKVadodara                              |
|   52 |                  |    | Valsad        | KVKValsad                                |
|   53 |                  |    | Jamnagar      | KVKAir force road                        |
|   54 |                  |    | Surat         | KVK CRC,Athwaline                        |
|   55 | Haryana          | 6  | Sonipat       | KVKJagdishpur,Sonipat                    |
|   56 |                  |    | Shikoh_2_ur   | KVK Gurgaon                              |
|   57 |                  |    | Karnal        | KVK NDRI                                 |
|   58 |                  |    | Mahendragarh  | KVK Mahendragarh                         |
|   59 |                  |    | Kurukshetra   | KVK Urbanstate                           |
|   60 |                  |    | Yamunanagar   | KVK Damla                                |
|   61 | Himachal Pradesh | 4  | *Chamba       | KVK Chamba (Saru Farm)                   |
|   62 |                  |    | Bilaspur      | KVK Bilaspur                             |
|   63 |                  |    | Sundernagar   | KVK Mandi                                |
|   64 |                  |    | Sirmaur       | KVK Sirmaur (Dhulakuanl                  |
|   65 | J and K          | 4  | *Baramula     | KVK Baramula (Kunzer, Tang_marg)         |
|   66 |                  |    | Kathua        | KVK Kathua                               |
|   67 |                  |    | *Kupwara      | KVK Kupwara                              |

| 68      |                |    | Reasi               | KVK Reasi                         |
|---------|----------------|----|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 69      | Jharkhand      | 17 | *Lohardagga         | KVK Loharda_g_a BAU               |
| 70      |                |    | *West Sin_g_hbumKVK | BAU Ja_g_annathpur                |
| 71      |                |    | *Sahibganj          | KVK Sahibganj                     |
| 72      |                |    | *Kunthi             | KVK D!Y_ankelVilla_g_e            |
| 73      |                |    | *SimdEill_a         | KVK Bano Simdega                  |
| 74      |                |    | *Pakur              | KVK Pakur                         |
| 75      |                |    | *Godda              | KVK Godda                         |
| 76      |                |    | Deoghar             | KVK                               |
| 77      |                |    | *Chatra             | KVK Chatra                        |
| 78      |                |    | *Palamu             | KVK Palamu Daltanganl             |
| 79      |                |    | *Bokaro             | KVK Bokaro _(Petabvar)            |
| 80      |                |    | *Garhwa             | KVK Garhwa                        |
| 81      |                |    | *Ram_garh           | KVK Ramgarh                       |
| 82      |                |    | *Giridih            | KVK Giridih Ben_g_abad            |
| 83      |                |    | *Hazariba_g         | KVK Hazaribag                     |
| 84      |                |    | *Latehar            | KVK Latehar Balumath              |
| 85      |                |    | *Gumla              | KVK Gumla Bishnupur               |
| 86      | Karnataka      | 12 | Haveri              | KVK Hanumanamatti                 |
| 87      |                |    | Manciy'a            | KVK, V.C.Farm, Mandya             |
| 88      |                |    | Bellary             | KVK Ha_g_eri                      |
| 89      |                |    | Chikmagalur         | KVK chikmagalur                   |
| 90      |                |    | Koda_gu             | KVK Gonikoppal                    |
| 91      |                |    | Bagalkot            | KVK Agriculture Research Station, |
| 92      |                |    | Koppal              | KVK ARS Campus, Kanakgiri Road    |
| 93      |                |    | *Yad_g_ir           | KVK Kawadirnatti                  |
| 94      |                |    | Tumkur              | KVK ZARS, Konehally               |
| 95      |                |    | Ramnagaram          | KVK Chandurayanghalli             |
| 96      |                |    | Chamrajnagar        | KVK Seed Farm, . Hardanhally      |
| 97      |                |    | Kolar               | KVK Tanka Farm                    |
| 98      | Kerala         | 3  | Malappuram          | KVK Malappuram                    |
| 99      |                |    | Palghat             | KVK Pattambi                      |
| 100     |                |    | Kollam              | KVK Kollam                        |
| 101     | Lakshadweep    | 1  | Kiltan              | KVK, Lakshadwee_2.                |
|         | Madhya Pradesh | 14 | Ashoknagar          | KVK Ashoknagar                    |
| 102 103 |                |    | *Singrauli          | KVK Sin_g_rauli                   |
| 104     |                |    | Neemuch             | KVK Neemuch                       |
| 105     |                |    | Rewa                | KVK Rewa                          |

|   106 |             |    | Katni               | KVK Katni                    |
|-------|-------------|----|---------------------|------------------------------|
|   107 |             |    | *Damoh              | KVK Damoh                    |
|   108 |             |    | *Barwani            | KVK Badwani                  |
|   109 |             |    | *Rajgarh            | KVK Rajgarh                  |
|   110 |             |    | Shahdol             | KVK Shahdol                  |
|   111 |             |    | Balaghat            | KVK Badqaon                  |
|   112 |             |    | *Guna               | KVK Guna                     |
|   113 |             |    | *Khandwa            | KVK Khandwa                  |
|   114 |             |    | Shivpuri            | KVK Shivpuri                 |
|   115 |             |    | *Chhatrapur         | KVK Chhattarpur (Nowqonq)    |
|   116 | Maharashtra | 10 | Nagpur              | KVK Nagpur                   |
|   117 |             |    | Palghar             | KVK Thane                    |
|   118 |             |    | *Nandurbar          | KVK Nandurbar                |
|   119 |             |    | Solapur             | KVK Solapur-II               |
|   120 |             |    | *Osmanabad          | KVK Osmanabad                |
|   121 |             |    | Aurangabad          | KVKAurangabad-I              |
|   122 |             |    | Bhandara            | KVK Bhandara                 |
|   123 |             |    | *Gadchiroli         | KVK Gadchiroli               |
|   124 |             |    | Buldana             | KVK Buldana-1i               |
|   125 |             |    | *Wasim              | KVKWashim                    |
|   126 | Manipur     | 1  | *Chandel            | KVK Chandel                  |
|   127 | Meghalaya   | 2  | *Ribhoi             | KVK Ribhoi                   |
|   128 |             |    | West Khasi Hills    | KVK Nonqstoin                |
|   129 | Mizoram     | 1  | *Mamit              | KVK Mamit                    |
|   130 | Nagaland    | 2  | Mokokchung          | KVK Mokokchung               |
|   131 |             |    | *Kephire            | KVK Kiphire                  |
|   132 | New Delhi   | 1  | South-West District | KVK Ujwa                     |
|   133 | Odisha      | 10 | Cuttack             | KVK Cuttack (Santhapur Farm) |
|   134 |             |    | *Rayagada           | KVK, Gunupur                 |
|   135 |             |    | Mayurbhaj           | KVK Mayurnhaj                |
|   136 |             |    | *Balangir           | KVK Nimkana                  |
|   137 |             |    | Jagatsinghpur       | KVK Jagatsinghpur            |
|   138 |             |    | Nayagarh            | KVK Panipolia                |
|   139 |             |    | Ganjam              | KVK Benakuda                 |
|   140 |             |    | *Galapati           | KVK R. Udayagiri             |
|   141 |             |    | Puri                | KVK Puri                     |
|   142 |             |    | Angul               | KVKAngul                     |
|   143 | Puducherry  | 1  | Puducherry          | KVK Puducherry               |
|   144 | Punjab      | 5  | Ropar               | KVK Ropar                    |

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|   145 |               |    | Jalandhar      | KVK Jalandhar (Nurmahal2             |
|-------|---------------|----|----------------|--------------------------------------|
|   146 |               |    | *Firozpur      | KVK Ferozpur (Malwal Farm)           |
|   147 |               |    | *Moga          | KVK Moga (Budh Singh Wala)           |
|   148 |               |    | Barnala        | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barnala-148107 |
|   149 | Rajasthan     | 9  | Chittorgarh    | KVK, Chittorgarh                     |
|   150 |               |    | Dunqarpur      | KVK Dungarpur                        |
|   151 |               |    | *Karauli       | KVK Karauli                          |
|   152 |               |    | "Jaisalmer     | KVK Jaisalrner-l                     |
|   153 |               |    | Hanumangarh    | KVK Sangaria, Hanumangarh-I          |
|   154 |               |    | Jalore         | KVK Jalore                           |
|   155 |               |    | *Dholpur       | KVK Dholpur                          |
|   156 |               |    | *Baran         | KVK Anta, Baran                      |
|   157 |               |    | *Sirohi        | KVK Sirohi                           |
|   158 | Sikkim        | 2  | East Sikkim    | KVK Ranipool                         |
|   159 |               |    | *West Sikkim   | KVK Manga                            |
|   160 | Tamil Nadu    | 10 | Cuddalore      | KVK Vridhachalam                     |
|   161 |               |    | Pudukkottai    | KVK Pudukkottai                      |
|   162 |               |    | *Ramanathpuram | KVK Ramnathpuram                     |
|   163 |               |    | *Virudhunagar  | KVK Aruppukottai                     |
|   164 |               |    | Vellore        | KVK Virinjipuram                     |
|   165 |               |    | Thirruvallur   | KVK Tirur                            |
|   166 |               |    | Kancheepuram   | KVK Kattupakkam                      |
|   167 |               |    | Dharmapuri     | KVK Pappara_p_at!y                   |
|   168 |               |    | Salem          | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Salem          |
|   169 |               |    | Tiruchirapalli | KVK Sirugamani                       |
|   170 | Telangana     | 4  | *Adilabad      | KVK Adilabad                         |
|   171 |               |    | Nalgonda       | KVK Nalgonda 'Kampasagar)            |
|   172 |               |    | *Warangal      | KVK Warangal (Mamnoor)               |
|   173 |               |    | *Khammam       | KVK Khammam (Wyral                   |
|   174 | Tripura       | 1  | *Dhalai        | KVK Dhalai                           |
|   175 | Uttar Pradesh | 17 | Bhadohi        | KVKBhadohi                           |
|   176 |               |    | *Sonebhadra    | KVK Tissuhi, Sonbhadra               |
|   177 |               |    | Kannuaj        | KVK Kannuaj (Anaughi), Kannauj       |
|   178 |               |    | Gorakhpur      | KVKBelipar, Gorakhpur                |
|   179 |               |    | *Fatehpur      | KVK Tharion, Fatehpur                |

|   180 |             |    | Bulandsahar      | KVK, Bulandsahar, Bulandshahar         |
|-------|-------------|----|------------------|----------------------------------------|
|   181 |             |    | *Chitrakot       | KVK Ganivan (Via-Pahari), Chitrakoot   |
|   182 |             |    | Jaunpur          | KVK JaunR_ur                           |
|   183 |             |    | Kushinagar       | KVK Veg Seed Prod Farm, Kushinagar     |
|   184 |             |    | Azamgarh         | KVK Harbanspur, IAzamgarh              |
|   185 |             |    | *Siddarthnagar   | KVK Sohna, Siddharthanagar             |
|   186 |             |    | Gazipur          | KVK P G College Ravindrapuri, Ghazipur |
|   187 |             |    | Shajahnapur      | KVK Niyamatpur, Shahajahanpur          |
|   188 |             |    | Baghpat          | KVK Meerut Road, Baghpat               |
|   189 |             |    | *Balrampur       | KVK Near Motipur Harhawa, Balrampur    |
|   190 |             |    | *Chandauli       | KVK Bichiya Agril. Farm, Chandauli     |
|   191 |             |    | Mainpuri         | KrishiVigyan Kendra, Mainpuri-205001   |
|   192 | Uttarakhand | 3  | Almora           | KVK Almora                             |
|   193 |             |    | Nainital         | KVK Nainital (Jeolikot)                |
|   194 |             |    | Pithoragarh      | KVK Pithoragarh I/GainaAncoli)         |
|   195 | West Bengal | 6  | *Mursidabad      | KVK Murshidabad                        |
|   196 |             |    | North 24Parganas | KVK Ashoknagar North 24 Parganas       |
|   197 |             |    | Jalpaiguri       | KVK Jalpaiguri                         |
|   198 |             |    | *Birbhum         | Rathindra KVK,Santiniketan ,Bolpur     |
|   199 |             |    | Purlia           | KVK Purlia                             |
|   200 |             |    | *Maldah          | KVK Ratua, Maida                       |

Note:

* Aspirational districts

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