Lok Sabha Question No. 1340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: State-of-the-art Weather Centres
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## MINISTRYOFEARTHSCIENCES

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA LOKSABHA

## UNSTARREDQUESTIONNo. 1340 TOBEANSWEREDONFRIDAY,,JUNE28, 2019

## STATE-OF-THE-ART WEATHERCENTRES

## 1340. SHRIPRATAPRAO,JADHAV:

Will the Minister of EARTHSCIENCESbe pleased to state:

- (a) the names of the districts in the State of Maharashtra where State-of-the art weather forecast centres have been established;
- (b) whether the Government has taken or proposes to take steps to establish such State-of-the-art weather forecast centres in backward districts of the country especially in Buldhana
- district of Maharashtra;
- (c) if so, the details
- thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FORMINISTRYOFSCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGYAND MINISTRYOFEARTHSCIENCES (DR."HARSHVARDHAN)

- (a) Under Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme of India Meteorological Department (IMD), District AgroMet Units (DAMUs) are being established at Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to implement block level AgroMet Advisory Services (AAS)for the farmers.

At present, in the State of Maharashtra, the process of setting up of DAMUs in the KVKs in 10 districts has been undertaken. These 10 districts are: Nagpur, Palghar, Nandurbar, Solapur, Osmanabad, Aurangabad, Bhandara, Gadchiroli, Buldhana and Washim. The network of DAMUs will be extended further to cover all the districts of Maharashtra in a phased manner.

- (b) & (c) DAMUs are being established in the KVKs in 200 districts in the initial phase. Establishment of DAMUs includes the districts as per 'Aspirational Districts Programme' of Govt. of India. Buldhana district in Maharashtra has also been included in the initial phase itself to establish DAMU.List of 200 KVKs where DAMUsare being established is mentioned in Annexure.
- (d) Doesnot arise.

## Annexure

| List of 200 KVKs selected to establish DAMUs {including 115As~irational Dist.)   | List of 200 KVKs selected to establish DAMUs {including 115As~irational Dist.)   | List of 200 KVKs selected to establish DAMUs {including 115As~irational Dist.)   | List of 200 KVKs selected to establish DAMUs {including 115As~irational Dist.)   | List of 200 KVKs selected to establish DAMUs {including 115As~irational Dist.)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                             | State                                                                            | Qnty.                                                                            | District                                                                         | KVKName                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 9                                                                                | Prakasam                                                                         | KVK Prakasam (Darsai)                                                            |
| 2                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | East Godavari                                                                    | KVK Kalavacharla                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | *YSR Kaddappa                                                                    | KVK Utukur                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | *Viziagnagaram                                                                   | KVK,Rastakuntubai                                                                |
| 5                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | Nellore                                                                          | KVKAKNagar                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | Kumool                                                                           | KVK Banavasivillage                                                              |
| 7                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | West Godavari                                                                    | ~VK Venkatramannagudem                                                           |
| 8                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | Krishna                                                                          | KVK Garikapadu                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | Srikakulam                                                                       | KVKAmbadavasla                                                                   |
| 10                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                | 3                                                                                | *Namsai                                                                          | Distl.ohit                                                                       |
| 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                                                                           | KVKCachar                                                                        |
| 17                                                                               |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | *Darrang                                                                         | KVK Darrang, Mangaldoi                                                           |
| 18                                                                               |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | *Baksa                                                                           | KVKBaksa                                                                         |
| 19                                                                               |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | *Udalguri                                                                        | KVK Udalguri, AAU, Lalpool                                                       |
| 20 21                                                                            | Bihar                                                                            | 14                                                                               | *Khagaria                                                                        | Goalpara, Assam KVK Khagaria                                                     |
| 22                                                                               |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | *Gaya                                                                            | KVK Gaya                                                                         |
| 23                                                                               |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | *Pumea                                                                           | KVK Pumia(Jalalgarh)                                                             |
| 24                                                                               |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | East Champaran                                                                   | KVK Piprakothi                                                                   |
| 25                                                                               |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | *Begusarai                                                                       | KVK Begusarai(Khodawanpur)                                                       |
| 26                                                                               |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | *Katihar                                                                         | KVK Katihar(Tingachia)                                                           |
| 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                                                                     | rr<VKSaraiya                                                                     |
| 34                                                                               |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | *Aurangabad                                                                      | KVKAurangabad (Siris)                                                            |
| 35                                                                               | Chattisgarh                                                                      | 9                                                                                | *Mahasamund                                                                      | KVK Mahasamund                                                                   |

|   36 |                  |    | *Korba         | KVKKorba                                 |
|------|------------------|----|----------------|------------------------------------------|
|   37 |                  |    | Jashpur        | KVK Dumarbahar                           |
|   38 |                  |    | *Narayanpur    | KVK Narayanpur                           |
|   39 |                  |    | *Bijapur       | KVK Bijapur                              |
|   40 |                  |    | *Rajnanadgaon  | KVK Rajnanadgaon                         |
|   41 |                  |    | *Kanker        | KVKKanker                                |
|   42 |                  |    | *Dantewada     | KVK Dantewada                            |
|   43 |                  |    | Korea          | KVK Korea (Sa1ka)                        |
|   44 | Goa              | 2  | North Goa      | KVKGoa                                   |
|   45 |                  |    | South Goa      | KVKPanji                                 |
|   46 | Gujarat          | 9  | Panchmaha1     | KVK Panchmaha1                           |
|   47 |                  |    | *Dahod         | KVKDahod                                 |
|   48 |                  |    | Amre1i         | KVKAmreli                                |
|   49 |                  |    | Dang           | KVK Waghai                               |
|   50 |                  |    | *Narmada       | KVK Seed multiplication farm, Dediyapada |
|   51 |                  |    | Vadodra        | KVK Vadodara                             |
|   52 |                  |    | Valsad         | KVK Valsad                               |
|   53 |                  |    | Jamnagar       | KVKAir force road                        |
|   54 |                  |    | Surat          | KVK CRC, Athwaline                       |
|   55 | Haryana          | 6  | Sonipat        | KVK Jagdishpur,Sonipat                   |
|   56 |                  |    | Shikohpur      | KVK Gurgaon                              |
|   57 |                  |    | Kamal          | KVKNDRl                                  |
|   58 |                  |    | Mahendragarh   | KVK Mahendragarh                         |
|   59 |                  |    | Kurukshetra    | KVK Urbanstate                           |
|   60 |                  |    | Yamunanagar    | KVKDamla                                 |
|   61 | Himachal Pradesh | 4  | *Chamba        | KVK Chamba (Saru Farm)                   |
|   62 |                  |    | Bilaspur       | KVK Bi1aspur                             |
|   63 |                  |    | Sundemagar     | KVKMandi                                 |
|   64 |                  |    | Sirmaur        | KVK Sirmaur (Dhulakuan)                  |
|   65 | JandK            | 4  | *Baramula      | KVK Baramula (Kunzer, Tangmarg)          |
|   66 |                  |    | Kathua         | KVKKathua                                |
|   67 |                  |    | *Kupwara       | KVKKupwara                               |
|   68 |                  |    | Reasi          | KVKReasi                                 |
|   69 | Jharkhand        | 17 | *Lohardagga    | KVK Lohardaga BAD                        |
|   70 |                  |    | *West Singhbum | KVK BAD Jagannathpur                     |
|   71 |                  |    | *Sahibganj     | KVK Sahibganj                            |

|   72 |                |    | *Kunthi      | KVK Diyankel Village              |
|------|----------------|----|--------------|-----------------------------------|
|   73 |                |    | *Simdega     | KVK BanoSimdega                   |
|   74 |                |    | *Pakur       | !KVKPakur                         |
|   75 |                |    | *Godda       | KVKGodda                          |
|   76 |                |    | Deoghar      | KVK                               |
|   77 |                |    | *Chatra      | KVK Chatra                        |
|   78 |                |    | *Palamu      | KVK PalamuDaltanganj              |
|   79 |                |    | *Bokaro      | KVK Bokaro (Petabvar)             |
|   80 |                |    | *Garhwa      | KVKGarhwa                         |
|   81 |                |    | *Ramgarh     | KVKRamgarh                        |
|   82 |                |    | *Giridih     | KVK Giridihlsengabad              |
|   83 |                |    | *Hazaribag   | KVK Hazaribag                     |
|   84 |                |    | *Latehar     | KVK LateharBalumath               |
|   85 |                |    | *Gumla       | KVK GumlaBishnupur                |
|   86 | Karnataka      | 12 | Haveri       | KVK Hanumanamatti                 |
|   87 |                |    | Mandya       | KVK, V.C.Farm, Mandya             |
|   88 |                |    | Bellary      | KVKHageri                         |
|   89 |                |    | Chikrnagalur | KVK chikmagalur                   |
|   90 |                |    | Kodagu       | KVK Gonikoppal                    |
|   91 |                |    | Bagalkot     | !KVKAgriculture Research Station, |
|   92 |                |    | Koppal       | KVKARS Campus, Kanakgiri Road     |
|   93 |                |    | *Yadgir      | KVK Kawadimatti                   |
|   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       | KVKKollam                         |
|  101 | Lakshadweep    | 1  | Kiltan       | KVK, Lakshadweep                  |
|  102 | Madhya Pradesh | 14 | Ashoknagar   | KVKAshoknagar                     |
|  103 |                |    | *Singrauli   | KVK Singrauli                     |
|  104 |                |    | Neemuch      | KVK Neemuch                       |
|  105 |                |    | Rewa         | KVKRewa                           |
|  106 |                |    | Katni        | KVKKatni                          |
|  107 |                |    | *Damoh       | KVKDamoh                          |
|  108 |                |    | *Barwani     | ~VKBadwani                        |
|  109 |                |    | *Rajgarh     | KVKRajgarh                        |

|   110 |             |    | Shahdol             | ~VK Shahdol                         |
|-------|-------------|----|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
|   111 |             |    | Balaghat            | ~VKBadgaon                          |
|   112 |             |    | *Guna               | ~VKGuna                             |
|   113 |             |    | *Khandwa            | IKVKKhandwa                         |
|   114 |             |    | Shivpuri            | KVK Shivpuri                        |
|   115 |             |    | *Chhatrapur         | KVK Chhattarpur (Nowgong)           |
|   116 | Maharashtra | 10 | Nagpur              | ~VK Nagpur                          |
|   117 |             |    | Palghar             | KVK Thane                           |
|   118 |             |    | *Nandurbar          | KVK Nandurbar                       |
|   119 |             |    | Solapur             | ~VK Solapur-II                      |
|   120 |             |    | *Osmanabad          | KVK Osmanabad                       |
|   121 |             |    | Aurangabad          | KVKAurangabad-I                     |
|   122 |             |    | Bhandara            | IKVKBhandara                        |
|   123 |             |    | *Gadchiroli         | KVK Gadchiroli                      |
|   124 |             |    | Buldana             | IKVKBuldana-II                      |
|   125 |             |    | *Wasim              | IKVKWashim                          |
|   126 | Manipur     | 1  | *Chandel            | IKVKChandel                         |
|   127 | Meghalaya   | 2  | *Ribhoi             | KVKRibhoi                           |
|   128 |             |    | West Khasi Hills    | KVK Nongstoin                       |
|   129 | Mizoram     | 1  | *Mamit              | KVKMamit                            |
|   130 | Nagaland    | 2  | Mokokchung          | KVK Mokokchung                      |
|   131 |             |    | *Kephire            | IKVKKiphire                         |
|   132 | New Delhi   | 1  | South-West District | KVK Ujwa                            |
|   133 | Odisha      | 10 | Cuttack             | KVK Cuttack (Santhapur Farm)        |
|   134 |             |    | *Rayagada           | KVK, Gunupur                        |
|   135 |             |    | Mayurbhaj           | KVK Mayumhaj                        |
|   136 |             |    | *Balangir           | KVKNimkana                          |
|   137 |             |    | Jagatsinghpur       | KVK Jagatsinghpur                   |
|   138 |             |    | Nayagarh            | KVK Panipolia                       |
|   139 |             |    | Ganjam              | KVK Benakuda                        |
|   140 |             |    | *Gajapati           | KVK R. Udayagiri                    |
|   141 |             |    | Puri                | ~VKPuri                             |
|   142 |             |    | Angul               | KVKAngul                            |
|   143 | Puducherry  | 1  | Puducherry          | KVK Puducherry                      |
|   144 | Punjab      | 5  | Ropar               | KVKRopar                            |
|   145 |             |    | Jalandhar           | KVK Jalandhar (Nurmahal)            |
|   146 |             |    | *Firozpur           | KVK Ferozpur (Malwal Farm)          |
|   147 |             |    | *Moga               | KVK Moga (Budh Singh Wala)          |
|   148 |             |    | Bamala              | KrishiVigyan Kendra, Bamala- 148107 |
|   149 | Rajasthan   | 9  | Chittorgarh         | KVK, Chittorgarh                    |

|   150 |               |    | Dungarpur      | KVK Dungarpur                         |
|-------|---------------|----|----------------|---------------------------------------|
|   151 |               |    | *Karauli       | IKVKKarauli                           |
|   152 |               |    | *Jaisalmer     | IKVK Jaisalmer-I                      |
|   153 |               |    | Hanumangarh    | KVK Sangaria, Hanumangarh-I           |
|   154 |               |    | Jalore         | KVKJalore                             |
|   155 |               |    | *Dholpur       | KVKDholpur                            |
|   156 |               |    | *Baran         | KVKAnta, Baran                        |
|   157 |               |    | *Sirohi        | KVK Sirohi                            |
|   158 | Sikkim        | 2  | East Sikkim    | KVK Ranipool                          |
|   159 |               |    | *West Sikkim   | KVKManga                              |
|   160 | Tamil Nadu    | 10 | Cuddalore      | KVK Vridhachalam                      |
|   161 |               |    | Pudukkottai    | KVK Pudukkottai                       |
|   162 |               |    | *Ramanathpuram | KVK Ramnathpuram                      |
|   163 |               |    | *Virudhunagar  | KVKAruppukottai                       |
|   164 |               |    | Vellore        | KVK Virinjipuram                      |
|   165 |               |    | Thirruvallur   | KVK Tirur                             |
|   166 |               |    | Kancheepuram   | KVK Kattupakkam                       |
|   167 |               |    | Dharmapuri     | KVK Papparapatty                      |
|   168 |               |    | Salem          | KrishiVigyan Kendra, Salem            |
|   169 |               |    | Tiruchirapalli | KVK Sirugamani                        |
|   170 | Telangana     | 4  | *Adilabad      | KVKAdilabad                           |
|   171 |               |    | Nalgonda       | IKVK Nalgonda (Kampasagar)            |
|   172 |               |    | *Warangal      | KVK Warangal (Mamnoor)                |
|   173 |               |    | *Khammam       | KVK Khammam (Wyra)                    |
|   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     | IKVKGanivan (Via-Pahari), Chitrakoot  |
|   182 |               |    | Jaunpur        | KVKJaunpur                            |
|   183 |               |    | Kushinagar     | KVK Veg Seed Prod Farm, Kushinagar    |
|   184 |               |    | Azamgarh       | KVK Harbanspur, Azamgarh              |
|   185 |               |    | *Siddarthnagar | KVK Sohna, Siddharthanagar            |
|   186 |               |    | Gazipur        | KVK PG College Ravindrapuri, Ghazipur |
|   187 |               |    | Shajahnapur    | KVK Niyamatpur, Shahajahanpur         |
|   188 |               |    | Baghpat        | KVK Meerut Road, Baghpat              |

|   189 |             |    | *Balrampur       | KVK Near MotipurHarhawa, Balrampur    |
|-------|-------------|----|------------------|---------------------------------------|
|   190 |             |    | *Chandauli       | KVK BichiyaAgril. Farm, Chandauli     |
|   191 |             |    | Mainpuri         | KrishiVigyan Kendra, Mainpuri- 205001 |
|   192 | Uttarakhand | 3  | Almora           | KVK Almora                            |
|   193 |             |    | Nainital         | KVK Nainital (Jeolikot)               |
|   194 |             |    | Pithoragarh      | KVK Pithoragarh (GainaAncoli)         |
|   195 | West Bengal | 6  | *Mursidabad      | KVK Murshidabad                       |
|   196 |             |    | North 24Parganas | KVKAshoknagar North 24 Parganas       |
|   197 |             |    | Jalpaiguri       | KVK Jalpaiguri                        |
|   198 |             |    | *Birbhum         | RathindraKVK, Santiniketan ,Bolpur    |
|   199 |             |    | Purlia           | KVK Purlia                            |
|   200 |             |    | *Maldah          | KVK Ratua, MaIda                      |