Lok Sabha Question No. 3443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Weather Forecast Stations
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3443 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 23RD MARO ,20 2

## WEATHER FORECAST STATIONS

## 3443. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of weather forecast stations presently functional in the S ate of ihar;
- (b) whether the Government plans to increase the number of automate~~wea lher stations in the State;
- the details of steps taken by the Government in strengthen in the flood forecasting mechanism in the State and the quantum of funds allocated for the same; (c)
- whether the Government proposes to set up one weather forecast station, p r district in Bihar, to better equip the State with flood forecasting; and (d)
- if so, the details thereof? (e)

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOG¥ AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) Meteorological Centre (MC) Patna caters to the needs of weather forec~st services, severe weather warning and sectoral services including agromet advisory serviges for the State of Bihar. There is a Flood Meteorological Office (FMO) at Patna to provide Quantitative precipitation forecast to Central Water Commission for flood 1orecatng. IMD has an Aeronautical Meteorological Office (AMO) also at Patna for aviatior wea I er forecasting.
- Currently there are no plans to further increase the number of Au~omat~' Weather Stations (AWS) in the State. The details of the existing Automated Weather Statio s (AWS) network and Automatic Rainguage (ARG) Network of Bihar is given in the lable below. Their location-wise details are given in Annexure-I. (b)

I

| lAGRO AWS   |   AWS |   ARG |   1I'OTAL |
|-------------|-------|-------|-----------|
| I 14        |    29 |    28 |        71 |

I

The enhancement of observational network is a continuous proc9ss in he Department and while doing so, the requirement s of Bihar also will be taken into cTsider tion.

- (c) Flood forecasting is being dealt by Central Water Commission (CfWC),Ministry of Water Resources.lMD supports flood warning services of CWC by Iproviding observed and forecasted rainfall. Heavy rainfall events lead to floods over different fiver basins of the country.CWC is working in close association with IMD and Stat~ Gov~rnments for timely flood forecast whenever the river water level rises above warning leve . In order to meet specific requirements of flood forecasting by CWC, IMD operates FI od Meteorological Offices (FMOs) at fourteen locations viz., Agra, Ahmedabad, IAsans1ol,Bhubaneshwar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jalpaiguri, Lucknow, w Delhi, Patna, Srinagar and Thiruvananthapuram. I

IMD provides Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) for all r~ver ctchments including Damodar river basin areas for their flood forecasting activities. FIofd Me eorological Offices (FMO) operated by IMD provide meteorological support includi~~ QP of everyday valid for next five days over different river catchments to the ewe for issuing ood warnings well in advance in respect of 153 river basins. ewe issues flood forecasts f hrs. to 30 hrs. in advance using QPF received from FMOs ofIMD and in-situ hYdr0teteorOgical data.

In order to cater the services of hydro-meteorological events occurring In short duration of time, IMD is issuing Flash Flood Guidance (FFG) by which a Jiiagnoftic value within a watershed required to produce flooding at the outlet of the catchmeht is e. timated, to support the flood warning services. Also IMD provides actual rainfall informatio in different spatial and temporal scale like districts, States & meteorological subdivisio s level and daily, weekly & seasonal scale to support flood monitoring. As mel~ioned before, the Flood forecast support services for Bihar is taken care by FMO Patna.

- (d)-(e) There are 03 numbers of Agromet Field Units (AMFUs) located in State Agricultural U. niversities and .. 14 num. bers O.fDistrict Agromet Units (DAMUsjSituated at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) under leAR network in Bihar state.

Details of AMFUs and DAMUs for the State of Bihar are given in nnexire-U.

As mentioned earlier, flood forecasting is not the responsibili tYI 11 of ~. However, the weather monitoring & meteorological information sharing carried ou by AMFUs and DAMUs are beneficial to all users including general public.

## AGRO AWS NETWORK

## Annexure-I

| S. NO.   | STATE   | DISTRICT       | AGROAWSSTATION             | I LA1)'ITUD~   |   LONGITUDE |
|----------|---------|----------------|----------------------------|----------------|-------------|
|          | BIHAR   | ARARIA         | ARARIA KVK                 | I 26.d83       |     87.4492 |
| 2        | BIHAR   | AURANGABAD     | AURANGABAD KVK             | 24.8~73        |     84.2844 |
| 3        | BIHAR   | BANKA          | BANKA KVK                  | 24.8,47        |     86.9166 |
| 4        | BIHAR   | BEGUSARAI      | BEGUSARAI KVK              | 25.6 19        |     86.0274 |
| 5        | BIHAR   | BHAGALPUR      | AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY KVK | 25.2 01        |     87.0493 |
| 6        | BIHAR   | EAST CHAMPARAN | EAST CHAMPARAN KVK         | I 26.5,46      |     84.9424 |
| 7        | BIHAR   | JAMUl          | JAMUl KVK                  | I 24.9 79      |     86.2471 |
| 8        | BIHAR   | KATIHAR        | KATIHAR KVK                | 25.5 08        |     87.5801 |
| 9        | BIHAR   | KHAGARIA       | KHAGARIA KVK               | 25.5(197       |     86.4997 |
| 10       | BIHAR   | MUZAFFARPUR    | SARAIYA KVK                | I 26,03        |     85.144  |
| 11       | BIHAR   | NAWADA         | NAWADA KVK                 | I 24.8i92      |     85.865  |
| 12       | BIHAR   | PURNEA         | PURNEA KVK                 | 25.9$54        |     87.5372 |
| 13       | BIHAR   | SHEIKPURA      | SHEIKPURA KVK              | 25.0739        |     85.851  |
| 14       | BIHAR   | SITAMARHI      | SITAMARHI KVK              | 26.5 35        |     85.7181 |

## AWSNETWORK

| SNO.   | STATE   | DISTRICT    | AWSSTATION       | I I LAlfITUD:t:   |   LONGITUDE |
|--------|---------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------|
|        | BIHAR   | BANKA       | BANKA            | 24.833p           |     86.9    |
| 2      | BIHAR   | BEGUSARAI   | BEGUSARAI        | I 25.6~           |     86.02   |
| 3      | BIHAR   | BHAGALPUR   | BHAGALPUR AMFU   | I 25.2~           |     87.03   |
| 4      | BIHAR   | BHOJPUR     | BHOJPUR AMFU     | ~5.549~           |     84.6511 |
| 5      | BIHAR   | BmeAR       | BUXAR            | ~5.558~           |     83.9745 |
| 6      | BIHAR   | DARBHANGA   | DARBHANGA        | 26.38             |     85.73   |
| 7      | BIHAR   | GAYA        | MANPUR           | ~4.798~           |     85.0396 |
| 8      | BIHAR   | GOPALGANJ   | SIPAYA           | 26.5~             |     84.38   |
| 9      | BIHAR   | JAMUl       | JAMUl AMFU       | ~4.979~           |     86.3045 |
| 10     | BIHAR   | JEHANABAD   | GANDHAR          | I 25.2~           |     85.13   |
| 11     | BIHAR   | KAIMUR      | BHABUA           | ~5.048~           |     83.6139 |
| 12     | BIHAR   | KATIHAR     | KATlHAR          | I 25.51           |     87.57   |
| 13     | BIHAR   | MADHEPURA   | MADHEPURA        | 25.9~             |     86.8    |
| 14     | BIHAR   | MADHUBANI   | CHANPUR BASAITHA | 26.4p             |     85.819  |
| 15     | BIHAR   | MUNGER      | MUNGER           | 25.3V             |     86.48   |
| 16     | BIHAR   | MUZAFFARPUR | MUZAFFARPUR      | I 1 ,I 126.032_l_ |     85.1441 |
| 17     | BIHAR   | MUZAFFARPUR | MUZAFFARPUR AMFU | ~6.097~           |     85.4434 |
| 18     | BIHAR   | NALANDA     | HARNAUT          | ~5.333$           |     85.63   |
| 19     | BIHAR   | NAWADA      | NAWADA           | I 24.8V           |     85.53   |
| 20     | BIHAR   | PATNA       | PATNA            | ~5.598~           |     85.09   |

|   21 | BIHAR   | ROHTAS         | SASARAM       | 24.95415   |   84.0006 |
|------|---------|----------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
|   22 | BIHAR   | SAHARSA        | AGWANPUR AMFU | 25.91      |   86.55   |
|   23 | BIHAR   | SAMASTIPUR     | PUSA AMFU     | 25.Q8      |   85.66   |
|   24 | BIHAR   | SHEIKHPURA     | ARIARI        | 25.07      |   85.8333 |
|   25 | BIHAR   | SHEOHAR        | SHEOHAR       | 26.<;'1    |   85.28   |
|   26 | BIHAR   | SITAMARHI      | PUPARI        | 26.<;4     |   85.72   |
|   27 | BIHAR   | SIWAN          | SIWAN         | 26.21      |   84.3333 |
|   28 | BIHAR   | VAISHALI       | VAISHALI      | 25.13      |   85.23   |
|   29 | BIHAR   | WEST CHAMPARAN | MADHOPUR      | I 26.15    |   84.68   |

## ARGNETWORK

|   SNO. | STATE   | DISTRICT       | ARGSTATION       | LAT.TUDl   |   LONGITUDE |
|--------|---------|----------------|------------------|------------|-------------|
|      1 | BIHAR   | ARARIA         | ARARIA           | 25.0       |     85.8333 |
|      2 | BIHAR   | ARARIA         | FORBISGANJ       | 26.3       |     87.24   |
|      3 | BIHAR   | ARWAL          | ARWAL            | I 25.2     |     84.66   |
|      4 | BIHAR   | ARWAL          | KURTHA           | 25.1       |     84.8    |
|      5 | BIHAR   | BHAGALPUR      | KAHALGAON        | 25.2~      |     87.25   |
|      6 | BIHAR   | DARBHANGA      | DARBANGHA ARG    | 26.        |     85.19   |
|      7 | BIHAR   | DARBHANGA      | MANIGACHI        | 26.3       |     86.72   |
|      8 | BIHAR   | EAST CHAMPARAN | MEHASI           | 26.3G      |     85.06   |
|      9 | BIHAR   | GAYA           | KHINJARSARAI     | 24.9       |     85.6    |
|     10 | BIHAR   | GOPALGANJ      | HATHUA           | 26.3       |     84.31   |
|     11 | BIHAR   | LAKHISARAI     | BARHIYA          | 25.2~      |     86.0167 |
|     12 | BIHAR   | LAKHISARAI     | LAKSHISARAI      | I 25.18    |     86.1    |
|     13 | BIHAR   | MADHEPURA      | MURLIGANJ        | I 25.8 '   |     86.99   |
|     14 | BIHAR   | MADHUBANI      | BENIPATTI        | 26. '      |     85.85   |
|     15 | BIHAR   | MADHUBANI      | JHANJHARPUR      | 26.3       |     86.9    |
|     16 | BIHAR   | MUNGER         | HAVELI KHARAGPUR | ~5.121C    |     86.5478 |
|     17 | BIHAR   | NALANDA        | BIHARSHARRIF     | I 25.      |     85.51   |
|     18 | BIHAR   | NAWADA         | RAJAULI          | 24.6       |     85.49   |
|     19 | BIHAR   | PATNA          | BAKHTIYARPUR     | 25.41      |     85.52   |
|     20 | BIHAR   | SAMASTIPUR     | ROSERA           | 25.98      |     86.92   |
|     21 | BIHAR   | SAMASTIPUR     | SAMASTIPUR       | 25.6$      |     86.0667 |
|     22 | BIHAR   | SARAN          | CHAPRA           | ~5.787~    |     84.74   |
|     23 | BIHAR   | SITAMARHI      | SITAMARHI        | ~6.537~    |     85.5178 |
|     24 | BIHAR   | SITAMARHI      | SONBARSA         | I 26.8     |     85.81   |
|     25 | BIHAR   | SIWAN          | ANDER            | 26.        |     84.2839 |
|     26 | BIHAR   | SIWAN          | BHAGWANPURHAT    | 26.0       |     84.68   |
|     27 | BIHAR   | SUPAUL         | SUPAUL           | I 26.1     |     86.63   |
|     28 | BIHAR   | WEST CHAMPARAN | BAGHA            | b.132      |     84.05   |

## AMFUs in Bihar state

| S. No.   | District of location   | Parent Organization                                       | Pos al Ad ress                                                                                                                                                 |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | Bhagalpur              | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour                     | Bihar Agricultur~l Coll ge, Department of Agronomy, Sabour, Diit- Bhagalpur, Bihar India- 813210                                                               |
| 2        | Saharsa                | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour                     | I Regional ~esear9h Stat on, Agwanpur, Saharsa, Blhar-8~2201                                                                                                   |
| 3        | Samastipur             | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa | Agrometeorology Divis~on,Center for Advance Studies ion Clifllate Change, Dr. Rajendra Prasad rentra~ Agricultural University Pusa, . amastipur, Bihar- 848125 |

## DAMUs established in Bihar state

|   S. No. | District       | Parent Organization                                       | I I Posfal AdJIress                                                                                                   |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Araria         | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour                     | Programme coor~inatot KrishiVigyan Kendra J Bihar AgriculturJI Uni ersity I Araria - 854312, ~ihar                    |
|        2 | Aurangabad     | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour                     | ProgrammeCoor4intor KrishiVigyan Kendra Bihar Agricultudl U~rsity Siris (Agriculmdl Fa ) Aurangabad -8241112,~ihar    |
|        3 | Banka          | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour                     | Programme Coordinator Krishi Vigyan Kclndra ~ Bihar AgriCulturilUniv .rsity Vij_l!Y Na_g_ar - 81. 102,_i_anka,Bihar   |
|        4 | Begusarai      | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa | Programme Coor~inator KrishiVigyan Kendra M Rajendra Agricul l ural niversity Khodawanpur - 8~8202 Be_g_usarai, Bihar |
|        5 | East Champaran | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa | Programme coortlinatJ KrishiVigyan Kebdra PipraKothi, East Cham___p_aran 18454 1, Bihar                               |
|        6 | Gaya           | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour                     | Programme Coor~inato : KrishiVigyan Kendra Manpur, I Distt: Gaya-8230D3, Bi! ar                                       |

|   7 | Jamui       | KhadigramShramaBharati, Khadi Gram                          | Programme coo~ator KrishiVigyan Ken ra ShramaBharati, adigr m-811313 Distt- Jamui, Bihar                                                   |
|-----|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   8 | Katihar     | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour                       | Programme Coordinator KrishiVigyan Ke~dra, P.O.-Tingachhia- 54105 Distt. Katihar, Bi~ar                                                    |
|   9 | Khagaria    | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour                       | Programme Coordinator KrishiVigyan Ke~dra, Permanadpur, p.4. Kost i College Khagaria-851204, Bihar                                         |
|  10 | Muzaffarpur | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa   | Programme Coorjinator KrishiVigyan Ke dra Rajendra Agricult~ral U iversity At+P.O.Saraya - 843126 Distt- Muzaffarpul , Biha r              |
|  11 | Nawada      | NawadaGram NirmanMandal, Sarvodaya Ashram, SokhodeoraNawada | Programme Coon inator Senior Scientist & Head KrishiVigyan Ker dra GramNirmanM1dai Sarvodya Ashram Sokhodeora, Naw~da - ~05106, Bihar      |
|  12 | Purnea      | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour                       | Programme Coordinator KrishiVigyanKeidra Bihar Agricultura Univ rsity Jalalgarh, Distt: Purnea-8541327,Bi par I                            |
|  13 | Sheikhpura  | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour                       | Programme Coo~j.inator KrishiVigyan Ke~dra Bihar Agricultura Univ ersity Ariari, Sheikhpura - 81 105, Bihar                                |
|  14 | Sitamarhi   | SamtaSeva Kendra                                            | Programmecoor~inato~ Krishi Vigyan Kendra Sitamarhi, Vill+ ~.O. B lhaMadhusudan Via.-Janakpur RO~d,Pl~ri, Distt- Sitamarhi - 8433 0, Bihar |

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