Lok Sabha Question No. 4397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Agro Automatic Weather Stations
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4397

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 30 TH  MARCH, 2022

## AGRO AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS

4397. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  progress  of  setting  up  Agro  Automatic  Weather  Stations  (AWS)  in  200 District Agromet Units (DAMUs) across the country; and
- (b) if so, the details of the funds allocated and utilised for this purpose?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Installation of Agro Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) has been completed in 198 District Agromet Units (DAMUs) across the country. State-wise details of the established Agro AWS Network are given in Annexure. Efforts are on to set up Agro-AWS at remaining two places.
- (b) Rs.  11,03,18,200  has  been  allocated  for  installation  of  200  Agro-AWS,  of which Rs 4,41,27,280 is in the process of approval to release to the supplier.

## Details are Agro-AWS (State-wise)

| S. NO.   | STATE               |   Agro-AWS |
|----------|---------------------|------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN_AND_NICOBAR |          0 |
| 2        | ANDHRA_PRADESH      |          9 |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL_PRADESH   |          2 |
| 4        | ASSAM               |          8 |
| 5        | BIHAR               |         14 |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH          |          0 |
| 7        | CHHATTISGARH        |          9 |
| 8        | DAMAN_AND_DIU       |          0 |
| 9        | DELHI               |          1 |
| 10       | GOA                 |          2 |
| 11       | GUJARAT             |          9 |
| 12       | HARYANA             |          6 |
| 13       | HIMACHAL_PRADESH    |          4 |
| 14       | JAMMU_AND_KASHMIR   |          4 |
| 15       | JHARKHAND           |         17 |
| 16       | KARNATAKA           |         12 |
| 17       | KERALA              |          3 |
| 18       | LADAKH              |          0 |
| 19       | LAKSHADWEEP         |          1 |
| 20       | MADHYA_PRADESH      |         14 |
| 21       | MAHARASHTRA         |         10 |
| 22       | MANIPUR             |          1 |
| 23       | MEGHALAYA           |          2 |
| 24       | MIZORAM             |          1 |
| 25       | NAGALAND            |          2 |
| 26       | ODISHA              |         10 |
| 27       | PUDUCHERRY          |          1 |
| 28       | PUNJAB              |          5 |
| 29       | RAJASTHAN           |          9 |
| 30       | SIKKIM              |          2 |
| 31       | TAMIL_NADU          |         10 |
| 32       | TELANGANA           |          4 |
| 33       | TRIPURA             |          1 |
| 34       | UTTARAKHAND         |          3 |
| 35       | UTTAR_PRADESH       |         16 |
| 36       | WEST_BENGAL         |          6 |
|          | TOTAL               |        198 |

## Annexure