Lok Sabha Question No. 2949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Automatic Weather Station in North-Eastern States
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2949

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021

## AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS IN NORTH-EASTERN STATES

## 2949.   SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

## Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any automatic weather station equipped with state of the art technology have been set up in the North-Eastern States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and locationwise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to link these centres with the micro-insurance programmes for farmers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has any programme in place to study the weather pattern in those areas and 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 of India.
- (b)  Details of AWS installed in NE States are given as Annexure .
- (c) & (d) No Sir.
- (e)   In order to enhance the Weather & Climate services of the NE region, an activity namely, 'Integrated Meteorological Services for the North-East (NE) region' has been initiated by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) under the Central Sector scheme  Atmosphere & Climate  Research-Modeling  Observing  Systems  &  Services  (ACROSS).  Under  the activity, entire observational network in the NE region will be augmented to improve the weather & forecasting skills over the region by commissioning of state of art systems like 8 X-Band Doppler Weather Radars, GPS sonde systems, Snow Gauges, and augmentation of Automatic Weather Stations, Automatic Rain Gauges etc. This will include setting of

observational  network  required  for  meeting  aviation  &  other  requirements  through commissioning of  Automated  Weather  Observing  System/Heliport  Automated  Weather Observing System (AWOS/HAWOS), setting up/upgradation of Meteorological Centres (MCs) and other facilities over the region.

Augmentation of the observational network will help fill the data gap areas in the region, leading to better accuracy of forecasts and consequent precision in Climate monitoring, analysis and climate prediction .

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## Annexure

| List of AWS installed in North East States   | List of AWS installed in North East States   | List of AWS installed in North East States   | List of AWS installed in North East States   | List of AWS installed in North East States   | List of AWS installed in North East States   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S.N.                                         | STATE                                        | DISTRICT                                     | AWS STATION                                  | LAT                                          | LONG                                         |
| 1                                            | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | CHANGLANG                                    | CHANGLANG                                    | 27.13                                        | 95.7167                                      |
| 2                                            | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | DIBANG_VALLEY                                | ANINI                                        | 28.7928                                      | 95.8956                                      |
| 3                                            | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | EAST_KAMENG                                  | SEPPA                                        | 27.3175                                      | 93.0042                                      |
| 4                                            | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | EAST_SIANG                                   | PASSIGHAT                                    | 28.1                                         | 95.3667                                      |
| 5                                            | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | LOHIT                                        | TEZU                                         | 27.9236                                      | 96.1681                                      |
| 6                                            | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | LOWER_DIBANG_VALLEY                          | ROING                                        | 28.1431                                      | 95.8469                                      |
| 7                                            | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | LOWER_SUBANSIRI                              | ZIRO                                         | 27.4                                         | 93.8                                         |
| 8                                            | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | PAPUMPARE                                    | NAHARLAGUN                                   | 27.1                                         | 93.6                                         |
| 9                                            | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | TAWANG                                       | TAWANG                                       | 27.5667                                      | 91.8667                                      |
| 10                                           | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | TIRAP                                        | DEOMALI                                      | 27.1919                                      | 95.4636                                      |
| 11                                           | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | UPPER_SIANG                                  | TUTING                                       | 28.9                                         | 94.8                                         |
| 12                                           | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | UPPER_SUBANSIRI                              | DAPORIZO                                     | 27.8                                         | 94.2                                         |
| 13                                           | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | WEST_KAMENG                                  | BOMDILA                                      | 27.42                                        | 95.85                                        |
| 14                                           | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | WEST_SIANG                                   | ALONG                                        | 28.2028                                      | 94.8025                                      |
| 15                                           | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | WEST_SIANG                                   | BASAR_AGRO                                   | 27.9947                                      | 94.7039                                      |
| 16                                           | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH                            | WEST_SIANG                                   | MECHUKA                                      | 28.4                                         | 94.1                                         |
| 17                                           | ASSAM                                        | BAKSA                                        | MUSHALPUR                                    | 26.5847                                      | 91.9167                                      |
| 18                                           | ASSAM                                        | BARPETA                                      | BARPETA                                      | 26.4689                                      | 90.9                                         |
| 19                                           | ASSAM                                        | BONGAIGAON                                   | BONGAIGAON                                   | 26.35                                        | 90.65                                        |
| 20                                           | ASSAM                                        | CACHAR                                       | SILCHAR                                      | 24.8056                                      | 92.7889                                      |
| 21                                           | ASSAM                                        | CHIRANG                                      | KAJALGAON                                    | 26.5225                                      | 90.4997                                      |
| 22                                           | ASSAM                                        | DARRANG                                      | MANGALDAI                                    | 26.4328                                      | 92.0283                                      |
| 23                                           | ASSAM                                        | DHEMAJI                                      | DHEMAJI                                      | 27.4758                                      | 94.5508                                      |
| 24                                           | ASSAM                                        | DIBRUGARH                                    | DIBRUGARH                                    | 26.48                                        | 90.9                                         |
| 25                                           | ASSAM                                        | DIMA_HASAO                                   | HAFLONG                                      | 25.1764                                      | 93.0133                                      |
| 26                                           | ASSAM                                        | GOALPARA                                     | GOALPARA                                     | 26.1594                                      | 90.6292                                      |
| 27                                           | ASSAM                                        | GOLAGHAT                                     | GOLAGHAT                                     | 26.5                                         | 93.9167                                      |
| 28                                           | ASSAM                                        | HAILAKANDI                                   | HAILAKANDI                                   | 24.6003                                      | 92.55                                        |
| 29                                           | ASSAM                                        | JORHAT                                       | JORHAT_AGRO                                  | 26.7175                                      | 94.1833                                      |
| 30                                           | ASSAM                                        | KAMRUP                                       | KHANAPARA                                    | 26.1272                                      | 91.8211                                      |
| 31                                           | ASSAM                                        | KAMRUP_METROPOLITAN                          | GUWAHATI                                     | 26.1                                         | 91.5667                                      |
| 32                                           | ASSAM                                        | KARBI_ANGLONG                                | DIPHU_AGRO                                   | 25.8742                                      | 93.4472                                      |
| 33                                           | ASSAM                                        | KARIMGANJ                                    | KARIMGANJ_AGRO                               | 24.8339                                      | 92.3833                                      |
| 34                                           | ASSAM                                        | KOKRAJHAR                                    | GOSSAIGAON_AGRO                              | 26.4478                                      | 89.9431                                      |
| 35                                           | ASSAM                                        | KOKRAJHAR                                    | KOKRAGHAR                                    | 26.4692                                      | 90.29                                        |
| 36                                           | ASSAM                                        | LAKHIMPUR                                    | BIHUPURIA                                    | 26.9675                                      | 93.8706                                      |
| 37                                           | ASSAM                                        | MORIGAON                                     | MORIGAON                                     | 26.2394                                      | 92.2939                                      |
| 38                                           | ASSAM                                        | NAGAON                                       | SHILLONGANI_AGRO                             | 26.3639                                      | 92.6425                                      |
| 39                                           | ASSAM                                        | NALBARI                                      | NALBARI                                      | 26.2719                                      | 92.5236                                      |
| 40                                           | ASSAM                                        | SIVASAGAR                                    | SIBSAGAR                                     | 26.3333                                      | 92.65                                        |
| 41                                           | ASSAM                                        | SONITPUR                                     | SONITPUR_AGRO                                | 26.44                                        | 89.94                                        |

|   42 | ASSAM     | TINSUKIA         | TINSUKIA        |   27.87 |   95.3167 |
|------|-----------|------------------|-----------------|---------|-----------|
|   43 | ASSAM     | UDALGURI         | UDALGURI        | 26.7322 |   92.0939 |
|   44 | MANIPUR   | BISHNUPUR        | BISHNUPUR       | 24.3567 |   93.7011 |
|   45 | MANIPUR   | CHANDEL          | CHANDEL         | 24.3603 |   94.0003 |
|   46 | MANIPUR   | CHURACHANDPUR    | CHURACHANDPUR   | 24.3567 |   93.7011 |
|   47 | MANIPUR   | IMPHAL_EAST      | JIRIBAM         | 24.7864 |   93.1539 |
|   48 | MANIPUR   | IMPHAL_EAST      | POROMPAT        | 24.8067 |   93.9603 |
|   49 | MANIPUR   | IMPHAL_WEST      | IMPHAL_AGRO     | 24.8267 |   93.9244 |
|   50 | MANIPUR   | SENAPATI         | SENAPATI        | 25.27   |   94.0206 |
|   51 | MANIPUR   | TAMENGLONG       | TAMENGLONG      | 24.9917 |   93.5    |
|   52 | MANIPUR   | THOUBAL          | THOUBAL         | 24.6142 |   94.0222 |
|   53 | MANIPUR   | UKHRUL           | UKHRUL          | 25.0908 |   94.3567 |
|   54 | MEGHALAYA | EAST_GARO_HILLS  | WILLIAMNAGAR    | 25.5094 |   90.5989 |
|   55 | MEGHALAYA | EAST_KHASI_HILLS | SHILLONG        | 25.5658 |   91.8597 |
|   56 | MEGHALAYA | JAINTIA_HILLS    | JOWAI           | 25.4544 |   92.2069 |
|   57 | MEGHALAYA | RI_BHOI          | UMIAM_AGRO      | 25.6906 |   91.9206 |
|   58 | MEGHALAYA | SOUTH_GARO_HILLS | BAGHMARA        | 25.2083 |   90.6425 |
|   59 | MEGHALAYA | WEST_GARO_HILLS  | TURA            | 25.495  |   90.2094 |
|   60 | MEGHALAYA | WEST_KHASI_HILLS | NONGSTOIN       | 25.5219 |   91.265  |
|   61 | MIZORAM   | AIZAWL           | AIZWAL          | 23.8333 |   92.7456 |
|   62 | MIZORAM   | CHAMPHAI         | CHAMPHAI        | 23.495  |   93.3094 |
|   63 | MIZORAM   | KOLASIB          | KOLASIB_AGRO    | 24.2078 |   92.6756 |
|   64 | MIZORAM   | LAWNGTLAI        | LOWNGTLAI       | 22.5056 |   92.895  |
|   65 | MIZORAM   | LUNGLEI          | LUNGLEI         | 22.9522 |   92.9328 |
|   66 | MIZORAM   | MAMIT            | MAMIT           | 23.9464 |   92.4897 |
|   67 | MIZORAM   | SAIHA            | SAIHA           | 22.4942 |   92.9989 |
|   68 | MIZORAM   | SERCHHIP         | SERCHIP         | 23.3408 |   92.8464 |
|   69 | NAGALAND  | DIMAPUR          | DIMAPUR         | 26.8    |   94.7    |
|   70 | NAGALAND  | DIMAPUR          | JHARNAPANI_AGRO | 25.7564 |   93.84   |
|   71 | NAGALAND  | KIPHIRE          | KIPHIRE         | 25.8858 |   94.7847 |
|   72 | NAGALAND  | KOHIMA           | KOHIMA          | 25.65   |   94.1167 |
|   73 | NAGALAND  | KOHIMA           | SECHU           | 25.7    |   94.0333 |
|   74 | NAGALAND  | MOKOKCHUNG       | MOKOKCHUNG      | 26.3261 |   94.5383 |
|   75 | NAGALAND  | PEREN            | PEREN           | 25.5631 |   93.6722 |
|   76 | NAGALAND  | PHEK             | PHEK            | 25.7133 |   94.4669 |
|   77 | NAGALAND  | WOKHA            | WOKHA           | 26.085  |   94.2547 |
|   78 | NAGALAND  | ZUNHEBOTO        | ZUNHEBOTO       | 26.0186 |   94.53   |
|   79 | SIKKIM    | EAST_SIKKIM      | GANGTOK         | 27.33   |   88.6167 |
|   80 | SIKKIM    | NORTH_SIKKIM     | MANGAN          | 27.5    |   88.53   |
|   81 | SIKKIM    | SOUTH_SIKKIM     | NAMCHI          | 27.1642 |   88.3964 |
|   82 | SIKKIM    | WEST_SIKKIM      | GYALSHING       | 27.2975 |   88.2431 |
|   83 | TRIPURA   | NORTH_TRIPURA    | KAMALPUR        | 24.1867 |   91.8278 |
|   84 | TRIPURA   | SOUTH_TRIPURA    | GOKULPUR        | 23.53   |   91.4617 |
|   85 | TRIPURA   | WEST_TRIPURA     | A_D_NAGAR       | 23.8089 |   91.2731 |
|   86 | TRIPURA   | WEST_TRIPURA     | KHOWAI          | 24.0669 |   91.6142 |