Lok Sabha Question No. 1247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Localize Weather Forecasting
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA

## MINISTRYOFEARTHSCIENCES LOKSABHA

## UNSTARREDQUESTIONNo. 1247 TO BEANSWERED ONFRIDAY,JUNE 28, 2019

## LOCALIZEWEATHERFORECASTING

## 1247. SHRIJAYADEVGALLA:

Will the Minister of EARTHSCIENCESbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether India Meteorological Department is planning to launch/has launched pilot project for localized weather forecasting at block level;
- (b) if so, the details of the blocks where the pilot projects are operational along with the results thereof; and
- (c) the manner in which it is likely to help farmers to deal with vagaries
- of monsoon?

## MINISTER OFSTATEIN THEMINISTRYOFHEALTHAND

## ANSWER FAMILYWELFARE (SHRIASHWINIKUMARCHOUBEY)

- (a)and (b) Under the Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme, District Agromet Units (DAMUs) are being established at Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in collaboration with Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) to implement block level Agromet Advisory Services (AAS).The network of DAMUswill be extended to cover all the districts in a phasewise manner. At present, the process of setting up of DAMUsat 200 KVKs (Annexure I) has been undertaken
- and remaining 330 DAMUswill be covered subsequently.
- (c) After successful implementation of district level AAS, India Meteorological Department (IMD) is in the process of implementation of block level weather forecast and Agromet Advisories to enhance outreach and usefulness of Agromet Advisories. Block level weather forecast and Agromet Advisories will aid the farmers in taking decision on day-to-day agricultural operations. AAS rendered by India Meteorological Department (IMD) is a step towards weather-based crop and livestock management strategies and operations dedicated to enhancing crop production besides reducing crop damage and loss due to extreme weather events. IMD is taking continuous efforts to reach each and every farmer in different parts of the country with block level weather forecasts and Agromet Advisories.

| List of 200 KVKs selected to establish DAMUs (including 115 As~irational Dist.)   | List of 200 KVKs selected to establish DAMUs (including 115 As~irational Dist.)   | List of 200 KVKs selected to establish DAMUs (including 115 As~irational Dist.)   | List of 200 KVKs selected to establish DAMUs (including 115 As~irational Dist.)   | List of 200 KVKs selected to establish DAMUs (including 115 As~irational Dist.)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                              | State                                                                             | No.                                                                               | District                                                                          | KVKName                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                    | 9                                                                                 | Prakasam                                                                          | KVK Prakasam (Darsai)                                                             |
| 2                                                                                 |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | East Godavari                                                                     | KVK Kalavacharla                                                                  |
| .., .)                                                                            |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | *YSR Kaddappa                                                                     | KVK Utukur                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                 |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | *Viziagnagaram                                                                    | KVK,Rastakuntubai                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                 |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | Nellore                                                                           | KVKAKNagar                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                 |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | Kumool                                                                            | KVK Banavasivillage                                                               |
| 7                                                                                 |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | West Godavari                                                                     | KVK Venkatramannagudem                                                            |
| 8                                                                                 |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | Krishna                                                                           | KVK Garikapadu                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                 |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | Srikakulam                                                                        | KVK Ambadavasla                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                 | .., .)                                                                            | *Namsai                                                                           | DistLohit                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | Papumpare                                                                         | KVK Papumpare                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | Tawang                                                                            | KVK Tawang                                                                        |
| 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, Mangaldoi                                                            |
| 18                                                                                |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | *Baksa                                                                            | KVKBaksa                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | *Udalguri                                                                         | KVK Udalguri, AAU, Lalpool                                                        |
| 20                                                                                |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | *Goalpara                                                                         | KVK Goalpara, Dudhoni, Goalpara, Assam                                            |
| 21                                                                                | Bihar                                                                             | 14                                                                                | *Khagaria                                                                         | 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                                                                            | KVK Vijaynagar                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | *Jamui                                                                            | KVK Khadigram                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | *Araraia                                                                          | KVKAraria                                                                         |
| ..,.., .).)                                                                       |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | *Muzaffarpur                                                                      | KVK Saraiya                                                                       |
| 34                                                                                |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | *Aurangabad                                                                       | KVK Aurangabad (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 (Salka)                        |
| 44    | Goa              | 2  | North Goa      | KVKGoa                                   |
| 45    |                  |    | South Goa      | KVK Panji                                |
| 46    | Gujarat          | 9  | Panchmahal     | KVK Panchmahal                           |
| 47    |                  |    | *Dahod         | KVKDahod                                 |
| 48    |                  |    | Amreli         | KVKAmreli                                |
| 49    |                  |    | Dang           | KVK Waghai                               |
| 50    |                  |    | *Narmada       | KVK Seed multiplication farm, Dediyapada |
| 51    |                  |    | Vadodra        | KVK Vadodara                             |
| 52    |                  |    | Valsad         | KVK Valsad                               |
|       |                  |    | Jamnagar       | KVK Air force road                       |
| 53    |                  |    | Surat          | KVK CRC, Athwaline                       |
| 54    | Haryana          | 6  | Sonipat        | KVK Jagdishpur,Sonipat                   |
| 55    |                  |    | Shikohpur      | KVK Gurgaon                              |
| 56    |                  |    | Kamal .        | KVKNDRI                                  |
| 57    |                  |    | Mahendragarh   | KVK Mahendragarh                         |
| 58    |                  |    | Kurukshetra    | KVK Urbanstate                           |
| 59    |                  |    | Yamunanagar    | KVKDamla                                 |
| 60 61 | Himachal Pradesh | 4  | *Chamba        | KVK Chamba (Saru Farm)                   |
| 62    |                  |    | Bilaspur       | KVK Bilaspur                             |
| 63    |                  |    | Sundemagar     | KVKMandi                                 |
| 64    |                  |    | Sirmaur        | KVK Sirmaur (Dhulakuan)                  |
|       | Jand K           | 4  | *Baramula      | KVK Baramula (Kunzer, Tangmarg)          |
| 65 66 |                  |    | Kathua         | KVKKatl)ua                               |
|       |                  |    | *Kupwara       | KVKKupwara                               |
| 67    |                  |    | Reasi          | KVKReasi                                 |
| 68    | Jharkhand        | 17 | *Lohardagga    | KVK Lohardaga BAU                        |
| 69 70 |                  |    | *West Singhbum | KVK BAU 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      | KVKChatra                         |
|   78 |                |      | *Palamu      | KVK PalamuDaltanganj              |
|   79 |                |      | *Bokaro      | KVK Bokaro (Petabvar)             |
|   80 |                |      | *Garhwa      | KVKGarhwa                         |
|   81 |                |      | *Ramgarh     | KVKRamgarh                        |
|   82 |                |      | *Giridih     | KVK GiridihBengabad               |
|   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 |                |      | Chikmagalur  | KVK chikmagalur                   |
|   90 |                |      | Kodagu       | KVK Gonikoppal                    |
|   91 |                |      | Bagalkot     | KVK Agriculture Research Station, |
|   92 |                |      | Koppal       | KVK ARS 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         | " .) | Malappuram   | KVK Malappuram                    |
|   99 |                |      | Palghat      | KVK Pattambi                      |
|  100 |                |      | Kollam       | KVKKollam                         |
|  101 | Lakshadweep    | 1    | Kiltan       | KVK, Lakshadweep                  |
|  102 | Madhya Pradesh | 14   | Ashoknagar   | KVK Ashoknagar                    |
|  103 |                |      | *Singrauli   | KVK Singrauli                     |
|  104 |                |      | Neemuch      | KVK Neemuch                       |
|  105 |                |      | Rewa         | KVKRewa                           |
|  106 |                |      | Katni        | KVKKatni                          |
|  107 |                |      | *Damoh       | KVKDamoh                          |
|  108 |                |      | *Barwani     | KVKBadwani                        |
|  109 |                |      | *Rajgarh     | KVKRajgarh                        |

| 110     |             |    | Shahdol             | KVK Shahdol                         |
|---------|-------------|----|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 111     |             |    | Balaghat            | KVKBadgaon                          |
| 112     |             |    | *Guna               | KVKGuna                             |
| 113     |             |    | *Khandwa            | KVKKhandwa                          |
| 114     |             |    | Shivpuri            | KVK Shivpuri                        |
| 115     |             |    | *Chhatrapur         | KVK Chhattarpur (Nowgong}_          |
| 116     | Maharashtra | 10 | Nagpur              | KVK Nagpur                          |
| 117     |             |    | Palghar             | KVK Thane                           |
| 118     |             |    | *Nandurbar          | KVK Nandurbar                       |
| 119     |             |    | Solapur             | KVK Solapur-Il                      |
| 120     |             |    | *Osmanabad          | KVK Osmanabad                       |
| 121     |             |    | Aurangabad          | KVK Aurangabad-I                    |
| 122     |             |    | Bhandara            | KVK Bhandara                        |
| 123     |             |    | *Gadchiroli         | KVK Gadchiroli                      |
| 124     |             |    | Bu1dana             | KVK Bu1dana-II                      |
| 125     |             |    | *Wasim              | KVK Washim                          |
| 126     | Manipur     | 1  | *Chandel            | KVK Chandel                         |
| 127     | Meghalaya   | 2  | *Ribhoi             | KVKRibhoi                           |
| 128     |             |    | West Khasi Hills    | KVK Nongstoin                       |
| 129     | Mizoram     | 1  | *Mamit              | KVKMamit                            |
| 130     | Nagaland    | 2  | Mokokchung          | KVK Mokokchung                      |
| 131     |             |    | *Kephire            | KVKKiphire                          |
| 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                | KVK Puri                            |
| 142     |             |    | Angul               | KVKAngu1                            |
| 143     | Puducherry  | 1  | Puducherry          | KVK Puducherry                      |
|         | Punjab      | 5  | Ropar               | KVKRopar                            |
| 144 145 |             |    | Ja1andhar           | KVK Jalandhar (Nurmahal)            |
|         |             |    | *Firozpur           | KVK Ferozpur (Malwal Farm)          |
| 146 147 |             |    | *Moga               | KVK Moga (Budh Singh Wala)          |
| 148     |             |    | Bamala              | KrishiVigyan Kendra, Bamala- 148107 |
| 149     | Rajasthan   | 9  | Chittorgarh         | KVK, Chittorgarh                    |

| 150     |               |    | Dungarpur        | KVK Dungarpur                          |
|---------|---------------|----|------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 151     |               |    | *Karauli         | KVK Karauli                            |
| 152     |               |    | *Jaisalmer       | KVK Jaisalmer-I                        |
| 153     |               |    | Hanumangarh      | KVK Sangaria, Hanumangarh-I            |
| 154     |               |    | Jalore           | KVK Jalore                             |
| 155     |               |    | *Dholnur         | KVKDholpur                             |
| 156     |               |    | *Baran           | KVK Anta, 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     |               |    | *Rarnanathpurarn | KVK Ramnathpuram                       |
| 163     |               |    | *Virudhunagar    | KVK Aruppukottai                       |
| 164     |               |    | Vellore          | KVK Virinjipuram                       |
| 165     |               |    | Thirruvall ur    | KVK Tirur                              |
| 166     |               |    | Kancheepurarn    | KVK Kattupakkam                        |
|         |               |    | Dharmapuri       | KVK Papparapatty                       |
| 168     |               |    | Salem            | KrishiVigyan Kendra, Salem             |
| 169     |               |    | Tiruchirapalli   | KVK Sirugamani                         |
| 170     | Telangana     | 4  | *Adilabad        | KVK Adilabad                           |
| 171     |               |    | Nalgonda         | KVK Nalgonda (Kampasagar)              |
|         |               |    | *Warangal        | KVK Warangal (Mamnoor)                 |
| 173     |               |    | *Khammam         | KVK Kharnmam (Wyra)                    |
| 174     | Tripura       | 1  | *Dhalai          | KVKDhalai                              |
| 175     | Uttar Pradesh | 17 | Bhadohi          | KVKBhadohi                             |
| 176     |               |    | *Sonebhadra      | KVK Tissuhi, Sonbhadra                 |
|         |               |    | Kannuaj          | KVK Kannuaj (Anaughi), Kannauj         |
| 177 178 |               |    | Gorakhpur        | KVKBelipar, Gorakhpur                  |
| 179     |               |    | *Fatehpur        | KVK Tharion, Fatehpur                  |
| 180     |               |    | Bulandsahar      | KVK, Bulandsahar, Bulandshahar         |
| 181     |               |    | *Chitrakot       | KVK Ganivan (Via-Pahari), Chitrakoot   |
| 182     |               |    | Jaunpur          | KVKJaunpur                             |
|         |               |    | Kushinagar       | KVK Veg Seed Prod Farm, Kushinagar     |
| 183     |               |    | Azarngarh        | KVK Harbanspur, Azarngarh              |
| 184     |               |    | *Siddarthnagar   | KVK Sohna, Siddharthanagar             |
| 185     |               |    | Gazipur          | KVK P G College Ravindrapuri, Ghazipur |
| 186 187 |               |    | Shajahnapur      | KVK Niyarnatpur, Shahaiahanpur         |
| 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 | KVK Ashoknagar North 24 Parganas        |
|   197 |             |    | Jalpaiguri       | KVK Jalpaiguri                          |
|   198 |             |    | *Birbhum         | RathindraKVK,Santiniketan ,Bolpur       |
|   199 |             |    | Purlia           | KVK Purlia                              |
|   200 |             |    | *Maldah          | KVK Ratua, MaIda                        |