Lok Sabha Question No. 3220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Schemes/Projects in Maharashtra
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3220 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019

## SCHEMES/PROJECTS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 3220. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schemes or projects implemented or being implemented by the Government in Maharashtra along with the details of funds allocated in this regard during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey for continuous rising sea-level in coastal areas of Maharashtra ; and
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof and the action being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Following  projects  are  being  implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  Earth
- Sciences in Maharashtra :
- (i) 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.
- (ii) System  of  Air  Quality  and  Weather  Forecasting  and  Research" known as "SAFAR" for greater metropolitan cities of India to provide location specific information on air quality in near real time and its forecast 1-3 days in advance for the first time in India. It has been combined  with  the  early  warning  system  on  weather  parameters. The  SAFAR  system  is  developed  by  Indian  Institute  of  Tropical Meteorology,  Pune,  along  with  India  Meteorological  Department (IMD)  and  National  Centre  for  Medium  Range  Weather  Forecasting (NCMRWF).
- (iii) The High Altitude Cloud Physics Laboratory (HACPL) originated from such  a  unique  requirement,  where  clouds  could  be  continuously monitored  at  a  single  location,  where  cloud  base  touches  the ground.  Observations  on  regular  basis  at  the  HACPL  will  provide continuous data for the study of cloud microphysics and interaction between  clouds  and  aerosol  and  the  process  of  precipitation  and related dynamics. The impact of orography of Western Ghat on the precipitation dynamics will be addressed with continuous observations with radar at this site.
- (iv) Indian Institute of Tropical  Meteorology/MoES  is  developing  a weather modification program (Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement  Experiment; CAIPEEX) to formulate protocols  for  such  activities  in  India.  This  program  made  key observations of aerosol-cloud-precipitation interaction and thermodynamic  state  of  the  atmosphere.  Based  on  the  results,  a science based cloud seeding experiment is being conducted during 2017-2019  over  the  rain  shadow  region  using  radar,  aircraft  and other ground  based  instruments.  The  cloud  seeding  protocols formulated from the experiment could be used for planning effective cloud seeding operational programs.
- (v) Thunderstorms that occur over Marathwada and Vidharba regions in Maharashtra cause heavy losses to live stock and humans. In view of  the  severity  of  the  losses  in  Maharashtra,  Indian  Institute  of Tropical  Meteorology,  Pune,  under  the  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences, Govt. of India has initiated a project to study the characteristics of lightning by using Lightning Location Network (LLN). This network can  accurately  detect  the  location  of  occurrence  of  lightning  and forewarn  the  public  atleast  1-2  hours  before  the  occurrence  of thunderstorm. A 20-sensor network has been established in Maharashtra  with  the  Central  Processing  Station  at  IITM,  Pune. Each sensor can have a coverage of about 200 km.
- (vi) A major national project, 'Scientific Deep Drilling in the Koyna Intraplate  Seismic  zone  of  Maharashtra',  has  been  undertaken  for directly measuring the in-situ physical properties of rocks, pore-fluid pressure, hydrological parameters, temperature and other parameters  of  an  intra-plate,  active  fault  zone  in  the  near-field  of earthquakes - before, during and after their occurrence. As a part of the project, a Borehole Geophysics Research Laboratory has been set  up  at  Karad,  Maharashtra  which  will  serve  as  the  operational centre  for carrying out the  research  activities related to the scientific  deep  drilling.  The  laboratory  will  mainly  focus  on  the borehole geophysics investigations and related research, including core analysis and associated field / research studies.
- (vii) The  earthquake  sequence  started  in  and  around  Dhundhalwadi village,  Palghar  in Nov  2018 which is continuing  even  now, though with  low  frequency.  The  earthquake  monitoring  is  on-going  in Palghar  region  by  NCS  with  the  help  of  national  seismological network along with the temporary installation of broadband stations (4 nos.)in the region.
- (viii) Indian Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) of Ministry of Earth  Sciences  is  providing  various  information  such  as  Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ), Advisory Services, Ocean State Forecast (OSF) Services, Early Warning Service for Tsunami and Storm surges to the coastal population, especially fishermen community of Maharashtra state throughout the year except during the period of marine fishing ban imposed by Government of India.
- (ix) A research project on 'Assessment of Nearshore Dynamics Sediment  Transport  and  Shoreline  Changes  along  Maharashtra Coast' was initiated in 2018 by Ministry through National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR).

The total fund allocation in this regard is used from the schemes ACROSS, SAGE  and  O-SMART  and  no  separate  fund  is  allocated  for  Maharashtra during the last 3 years.  The details are given as under:

Budget  allocated  during  the  last  three  years  for  the  whole  schemes wherein these projects are part of :

| Projects                                                           | Places in Maharashtra                                                                                 | Scheme                                                               | Funds allocated (in Crores)   | Funds allocated (in Crores)   | Funds allocated (in Crores)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                                                                    |                                                                                                       |                                                                      | 2016 -17                      | 2017 -18                      | 2019 -20                      |
| District AgroMet Units (DAMUs)                                     | Nagpur, Palghar, Nandurbar, Solapur, Osmanabad, Aurangabad, Bhandara, Gadchiroli, Buldhana and Washim | Atmosphere & Climate Research Modelling Observing Systems & Services | 449. 97                       | 423. 00                       | 348. 00                       |
| System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) | Colaba, Worli, Chembur, Navi Mumbai, Andheri, Bandra-Kurla complex                                    | (ACROSS)                                                             |                               |                               |                               |
| High Altitude Cloud Physics Laboratory (HACPL)                     | Mahabaleshwar, Mandra Devi                                                                            | Atmosphere & Climate Research Modelling Observing Systems & Services |                               |                               |                               |

| Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement                                           | Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement                                                                                                              | Solapur                                                                                                                                                              | Solapur                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                      |         |         |         |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
| Lightning Location Network                                                                        | Ratnagiri, Kolhapur, Vengrula, Solapur, Latur , Pune, Aurangabad, Jalgoan, Akola, Yevatmal, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Parbhani, Harhareshwar, Nashik, Beed, Mumbai, Dhule, | Ratnagiri, Kolhapur, Vengrula, Solapur, Latur , Pune, Aurangabad, Jalgoan, Akola, Yevatmal, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Parbhani, Harhareshwar, Nashik, Beed, Mumbai, Dhule, | Ratnagiri, Kolhapur, Vengrula, Solapur, Latur , Pune, Aurangabad, Jalgoan, Akola, Yevatmal, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Parbhani, Harhareshwar, Nashik, Beed, Mumbai, Dhule, |                                                                                      |         |         |         |
| Borehole                                                                                          | Borehole                                                                                                                                                             | Karad                                                                                                                                                                | Karad                                                                                                                                                                | Seismology And Geoscience s Research (SAGE)                                          | 60.0 1  | 88.8 2  | 96.0 0  |
| Palgarh Earth quake                                                                               | Palgarh Earth quake                                                                                                                                                  | Palgarh                                                                                                                                                              | Palgarh                                                                                                                                                              | Seismology And Geoscience s Research (SAGE)                                          | 60.0 1  | 88.8 2  | 96.0 0  |
| Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ), Advisory Services, Ocean State Forecast (OSF) Services,             | Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ), Advisory Services, Ocean State Forecast (OSF) Services,                                                                                | Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ), Advisory Services, Ocean State Forecast (OSF) Services,                                                                                | Coastal areas of Maharash tra                                                                                                                                        | Ocean Services, Technology, Observation s, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART) | 315. 00 | 326. 00 | 440. 50 |
| Assessment of Nearshore Dynamics Sediment Transport and Shoreline Changes along Maharashtra Coast | Assessment of Nearshore Dynamics Sediment Transport and Shoreline Changes along Maharashtra Coast                                                                    | Assessment of Nearshore Dynamics Sediment Transport and Shoreline Changes along Maharashtra Coast                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                      | Ocean Services, Technology, Observation s, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART) | 315. 00 | 326. 00 | 440. 50 |

- (b) & (c) Yes, Sir. There are tide gauges installed in the coasts of Maharashtra. Also, astronomical tide predictions are done for locations (fish landing centres) of Maharashtra coastline. INCOIS has installed two gauges at Jawaharlal  Nehru  Port  Trust  (JNPT,  Mumbai)  during  November  2010 and another at Jaigarh in December 2015. The rate of change of sea level in Mumbai is 0.74 mm  per year. The project aims at understanding  nearshore  process  at  3  coastal  sites,  including  small component  of  sea  level  rise  impact  on  coast.  The  project  was  just initiated.

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