Lok Sabha Question No. 281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: Automated Earth Stations for Farmers
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Shri Brijmohan Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 281 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 27 TH  NOVEMBER, 2024

## AUTOMATED EARTH STATIONS FOR FARMERS

## † 281.    SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up new automated Earth Stations in order to provide accurate forecast to the people particularly to the farmers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State and place-wise including the State of Chhattisgarh; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has undertaken the installation of AgroAutomated  Weather  Stations  (AWS)  at  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  under  the network of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- (b)-(c)  The State and place-wise list of 200 Agro-AWS at KVKs is provided in Annexure-1.

Annexure-1

|   S.No. | State             | District       | KVK Name                        |
|---------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Prakasam       | KVK Prakasam (Darsai)           |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh    | East Godavari  | KVK Kalavacharla                |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh    | YSR Kadapa     | KVKUtukur                       |
|       4 | Andhra Pradesh    | Viziagnagaram  | KVKRastakuntubai                |
|       5 | Andhra Pradesh    | Nellore        | KVKAKNagar                      |
|       6 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kurnool        | KVK Banavasivillage             |
|       7 | Andhra Pradesh    | West Godavari  | KVKVenkatramannagudem           |
|       8 | Andhra Pradesh    | Krishna        | KVK Garikapadu                  |
|       9 | Andhra Pradesh    | Srikakulam     | KVKAmbadavasla                  |
|      10 | Arunachal Pradesh | Namsai         | KVK Namsai                      |
|      11 | Arunachal Pradesh | Papumpare      | KVK Papumpare                   |
|      12 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tawang         | KVKTawang                       |
|      13 | Assam             | Hailakandi     | KVK Hailakandi, Chandpur        |
|      14 | Assam             | Dhubri         | KVK Dhubri, AAU, Bilasipara     |
|      15 | Assam             | Barpeta        | KVK Barpeta, Howly              |
|      16 | Assam             | Cachar         | KVK Cachar                      |
|      17 | Assam             | Darrang        | KVK Darrang, Mangaldoi          |
|      18 | Assam             | Baksa          | KVK Baksa                       |
|      19 | Assam             | Udalguri       | KVK Udalguri, AAU, Lalpool      |
|      20 | Assam             | Goalpara       | KVK Goalpara, Dudhoni, Goalpara |
|      21 | Bihar             | Khagaria       | KVK Khagaria                    |
|      22 | Bihar             | Gaya           | KVK Gaya                        |
|      23 | Bihar             | Purnea         | KVK Purnia(Jalalgarh)           |
|      24 | Bihar             | East Champaran | KVK Piprakothi                  |
|      25 | Bihar             | Begusarai      | KVK Begusarai(Khodawanpur)      |
|      26 | Bihar             | Katihar        | KVK Katihar (Tingachia)         |
|      27 | Bihar             | Sitamarhi      | KVK Sitamarhi                   |
|      28 | Bihar             | Sheikpura      | KVK Shekhpura                   |
|      29 | Bihar             | Nawada         | KVK Kauakaul,Nawada             |
|      30 | Bihar             | Banka          | KVKVijaynagar                   |
|      31 | Bihar             | Jamui          | KVK Khadigram                   |
|      32 | Bihar             | Araraia        | KVKAraria                       |
|      33 | Bihar             | Muzaffarpur    | KVK Saraiya                     |
|      34 | Bihar             | Aurangabad     | KVKAurangabad (Siris)           |
|      35 | Chhattisgarh      | Mahasamund     | KVK Mahasamund                  |
|      36 | Chhattisgarh      | Korba          | KVK Korba                       |
|      37 | Chhattisgarh      | Jashpur        | KVK Dumarbahar                  |
|      38 | Chhattisgarh      | Narayanpur     | KVK Narayanpur                  |
|      39 | Chhattisgarh      | Bijapur        | KVK Bijapur                     |

|   40 | Chhattisgarh     | Rajnanadgaon   | KVK Rajnanadgaon                         |
|------|------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------|
|   41 | Chhattisgarh     | Kanker         | KVK Kanker                               |
|   42 | Chhattisgarh     | Dantewada      | KVK Dantewada                            |
|   43 | Chhattisgarh     | Korea          | KVK Korea (Salka)                        |
|   44 | Goa              | North Goa      | KVKGoa                                   |
|   45 | Goa              | South Goa      | KVK Panji                                |
|   46 | Gujarat          | Panchmahal     | KVK Panchmahal                           |
|   47 | Gujarat          | Dahod          | KVK Dahod                                |
|   48 | Gujarat          | Amreli         | KVKAmreli                                |
|   49 | Gujarat          | Dang           | KVK Waghai                               |
|   50 | Gujarat          | Narmada        | KVK Seed multiplication farm, Dediyapada |
|   51 | Gujarat          | Vadodra        | KVK Vadodara                             |
|   52 | Gujarat          | Valsad         | KVKValsad                                |
|   53 | Gujarat          | Jamnagar       | KVKAir force road                        |
|   54 | Gujarat          | Surat          | KVK CRC, Athwaline                       |
|   55 | Haryana          | Sonipat        | KVK Jagdishpur,Sonipat                   |
|   56 | Haryana          | Shikohpur      | KVK Gurgaon                              |
|   57 | Haryana          | Karnal         | KVK NDRI                                 |
|   58 | Haryana          | Mahendragarh   | KVK Mahendragarh                         |
|   59 | Haryana          | Kurukshetra    | KVK Urbanstate                           |
|   60 | Haryana          | Yamunanagar    | KVK Damla                                |
|   61 | Himachal Pradesh | Chamba         | KVK Chamba (Saru Farm)                   |
|   62 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur       | KVK Bilaspur                             |
|   63 | Himachal Pradesh | Sundernagar    | KVK Mandi                                |
|   64 | Himachal Pradesh | Sirmaur        | KVK Sirmaur (Dhulakuan)                  |
|   65 | J&K              | Baramula       | KVK Baramula (Kunzer, Tangmarg)          |
|   66 | J&K              | Kathua         | KVK Kathua                               |
|   67 | J&K              | Kupwara        | KVK Kupwara                              |
|   68 | J&K              | Reasi          | KVK Reasi                                |
|   69 | Jharkhand        | Lohardagga     | KVK Lohardaga BAU                        |
|   70 | Jharkhand        | West Singhbum  | KVK BAU Jagannathpur                     |
|   71 | Jharkhand        | Sahibganj      | KVK Sahibganj                            |
|   72 | Jharkhand        | Kunthi         | KVK Diyankel Village                     |
|   73 | Jharkhand        | Simdega        | KVK BanoSimdega                          |
|   74 | Jharkhand        | Pakur          | KVK Pakur                                |
|   75 | Jharkhand        | Godda          | KVK Godda                                |
|   76 | Jharkhand        | Deoghar        | KVK Deoghar                              |
|   77 | Jharkhand        | Chatra         | KVKChatra                                |
|   78 | Jharkhand        | Palamu         | KVK PalamuDaltanganj                     |
|   79 | Jharkhand        | Bokaro         | KVK Bokaro (Petabvar)                    |
|   80 | Jharkhand        | Garhwa         | KVK Garhwa                               |

|   81 | Jharkhand      | Ramgarh      | KVK Ramgarh                      |
|------|----------------|--------------|----------------------------------|
|   82 | Jharkhand      | Giridih      | KVK GiridihBengabad              |
|   83 | Jharkhand      | Hazaribag    | KVK Hazaribag                    |
|   84 | Jharkhand      | Latehar      | KVK LateharBalumath              |
|   85 | Jharkhand      | Gumla        | KVK GumlaBishnupur               |
|   86 | Karnataka      | Haveri       | KVK Hanumanamatti                |
|   87 | Karnataka      | Mandya       | KVK, V.C.Farm, Mandya            |
|   88 | Karnataka      | Bellary      | KVK Hageri                       |
|   89 | Karnataka      | Chikmagalur  | KVK Chikmagalur                  |
|   90 | Karnataka      | Kodagu       | KVK Gonikoppal                   |
|   91 | Karnataka      | Bagalkot     | KVKAgriculture Research Station, |
|   92 | Karnataka      | Koppal       | KVKARS Campus, Kanakgiri Road    |
|   93 | Karnataka      | Yadgir       | KVK Kawadimatti                  |
|   94 | Karnataka      | Tumkur       | KVK ZARS, Konehally              |
|   95 | Karnataka      | Ramnagaram   | KVKChandurayanghalli             |
|   96 | Karnataka      | Chamrajnagar | KVK Seed Farm, Hardanhally       |
|   97 | Karnataka      | Kolar        | KVKTanka Farm                    |
|   98 | Kerala         | Malappuram   | KVK Malappuram                   |
|   99 | Kerala         | Palghat      | KVK Pattambi                     |
|  100 | Kerala         | Kollam       | KVK Kollam                       |
|  101 | Lakshadweep    | Kiltan       | KVK, Lakshadweep                 |
|  102 | Madhya Pradesh | Ashoknagar   | KVKAshoknagar                    |
|  103 | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli    | KVK Singrauli                    |
|  104 | Madhya Pradesh | Neemuch      | KVK Neemuch                      |
|  105 | Madhya Pradesh | Rewa         | KVK Rewa                         |
|  106 | Madhya Pradesh | Katni        | KVK Katni                        |
|  107 | Madhya Pradesh | Damoh        | KVK Damoh                        |
|  108 | Madhya Pradesh | Barwani      | KVK Badwani                      |
|  109 | Madhya Pradesh | Rajgarh      | KVK Rajgarh                      |
|  110 | Madhya Pradesh | Shahdol      | KVK Shahdol                      |
|  111 | Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat     | KVK Badgaon                      |
|  112 | Madhya Pradesh | Guna         | KVK Guna                         |
|  113 | Madhya Pradesh | Khandwa      | KVK Khandwa                      |
|  114 | Madhya Pradesh | Shivpuri     | KVK Shivpuri                     |
|  115 | Madhya Pradesh | Chhatrapur   | KVK Chhattarpur (Nowgong)        |
|  116 | Maharashtra    | Nagpur       | KVK Nagpur                       |
|  117 | Maharashtra    | Palghar      | KVKThane                         |
|  118 | Maharashtra    | Nandurbar    | KVKNandurbar                     |
|  119 | Maharashtra    | Solapur      | KVK Solapur-II                   |
|  120 | Maharashtra    | Osmanabad    | KVK Osmanabad                    |
|  121 | Maharashtra    | Aurangabad   | KVKAurangabad-I                  |
|  122 | Maharashtra    | Bhandara     | KVK Bhandara                     |

|   123 | Maharashtra   | Gadchiroli          | KVK Gadchiroli                       |
|-------|---------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|   124 | Maharashtra   | Buldana             | KVK Buldana-II                       |
|   125 | Maharashtra   | Wasim               | KVKWashim                            |
|   126 | Manipur       | Chandel             | KVK Chandel                          |
|   127 | Meghalaya     | Ribhoi              | KVK Ribhoi                           |
|   128 | Meghalaya     | West Khasi Hills    | KVK Nongstoin                        |
|   129 | Mizoram       | Mamit               | KVK Mamit                            |
|   130 | Nagaland      | Mokokchung          | KVK Mokokchung                       |
|   131 | Nagaland      | Kephire             | KVK Kiphire                          |
|   132 | New Delhi     | South-West District | KVK Ujwa                             |
|   133 | Odisha        | Cuttack             | KVK Cuttack (Santhapur Farm)         |
|   134 | Odisha        | Rayagada            | KVK, Gunupur                         |
|   135 | Odisha        | Mayurbhaj           | KVK Mayurnhaj                        |
|   136 | Odisha        | Balangir            | KVK Nimkana                          |
|   137 | Odisha        | Jagatsinghpur       | KVK Jagatsinghpur                    |
|   138 | Odisha        | Nayagarh            | KVK Panipolia                        |
|   139 | Odisha        | Ganjam              | KVK Benakuda                         |
|   140 | Odisha        | Gajapati            | KVK R. Udayagiri                     |
|   141 | Odisha        | Puri                | KVK Puri                             |
|   142 | Odisha        | Angul               | KVKAngul                             |
|   143 | Puducherry    | Puducherry          | KVK Puducherry                       |
|   144 | Punjab        | Ropar               | KVK Ropar                            |
|   145 | Punjab        | Jalandhar           | KVK Jalandhar (Nurmahal)             |
|   146 | Punjab        | Firozpur            | KVKFerozpur (Malwal Farm)            |
|   147 | Punjab        | Moga                | KVK Moga (Budh Singh Wala)           |
|   148 | Punjab        | Barnala             | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barnala-148107 |
|   149 | Rajasthan     | Chittorgarh         | KVK, Chittorgarh                     |
|   150 | Rajasthan     | Dungarpur           | KVK Dungarpur                        |
|   151 | Rajasthan     | Karauli             | KVK Karauli                          |
|   152 | Rajasthan     | Jaisalmer           | KVK Jaisalmer-I                      |
|   153 | Rajasthan     | Hanumangarh         | KVK Sangaria, Hanumangarh-I          |
|   154 | Rajasthan     | Jalore              | KVK Jalore                           |
|   155 | Rajasthan     | Dholpur             | KVK Dholpur                          |
|   156 | Rajasthan     | Baran               | KVKAnta, Baran                       |
|   157 | Rajasthan     | Sirohi              | KVK Sirohi                           |
|   158 | Sikkim        | East Sikkim         | KVK Ranipool                         |
|   159 | Sikkim        | West Sikkim         | KVK Manga                            |
|   160 | Tamil Nadu    | Cuddalore           | KVK Vridhachalam                     |
|   161 | Tamil Nadu    | Pudukkottai         | KVK Pudukkottai                      |
|   162 | Tamil Nadu    | Ramanathpuram       | KVK Ramnathpuram                     |
|   163 | Tamil Nadu    | Virudhunagar        | KVKAruppukottai                      |

|   164 | Tamil Nadu    | Vellore          | KVKVirinjipuram                       |
|-------|---------------|------------------|---------------------------------------|
|   165 | Tamil Nadu    | Thirruvallur     | KVKTirur                              |
|   166 | Tamil Nadu    | Kancheepuram     | KVK Kattupakkam                       |
|   167 | Tamil Nadu    | Dharmapuri       | KVK Papparapatty                      |
|   168 | Tamil Nadu    | Salem            | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Salem           |
|   169 | Tamil Nadu    | Tiruchirapalli   | KVK Sirugamani                        |
|   170 | Telangana     | Adilabad         | KVKAdilabad                           |
|   171 | Telangana     | Nalgonda         | KVK Nalgonda (Kampasagar)             |
|   172 | Telangana     | Warangal         | KVK Warangal (Mamnoor)                |
|   173 | Telangana     | Khammam          | KVK Khammam (Wyra)                    |
|   174 | Tripura       | Dhalai           | KVK Dhalai                            |
|   175 | Uttar Pradesh | Bhadohi          | KVK Bhadohi                           |
|   176 | Uttar Pradesh | Sonebhadra       | KVKTissuhi, Sonbhadra                 |
|   177 | Uttar Pradesh | Kannuaj          | KVK Kannuaj (Anaughi), Kannauj        |
|   178 | Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur        | KVKBelipar, Gorakhpur                 |
|   179 | Uttar Pradesh | Fatehpur         | KVKTharion, Fatehpur                  |
|   180 | Uttar Pradesh | Bulandsahar      | KVK, Bulandsahar, Bulandshahar        |
|   181 | Uttar Pradesh | Chitrakot        | KVK Ganivan (Via-Pahari), Chitrakoot  |
|   182 | Uttar Pradesh | Jaunpur          | KVK Jaunpur                           |
|   183 | Uttar Pradesh | Kushinagar       | KVKVeg Seed Prod Farm, Kushinagar     |
|   184 | Uttar Pradesh | Azamgarh         | KVK Harbanspur, Azamgarh              |
|   185 | Uttar Pradesh | Siddarthnagar    | KVK Sohna, Siddharthanagar            |
|   186 | Uttar Pradesh | Gazipur          | KVK PG College Ravindrapuri, Ghazipur |
|   187 | Uttar Pradesh | Shajahnapur      | KVK Niyamatpur, Shahajahanpur         |
|   188 | Uttar Pradesh | Baghpat          | KVK Meerut Road, Baghpat              |
|   189 | Uttar Pradesh | Balrampur        | KVK Near MotipurHarhawa, Balrampur    |
|   190 | Uttar Pradesh | Chandauli        | KVK BichiyaAgril. Farm, Chandauli     |
|   191 | Uttar Pradesh | Mainpuri         | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mainpuri        |
|   192 | Uttarakhand   | Almora           | KVKAlmora                             |
|   193 | Uttarakhand   | Nainital         | KVK Nainital (Jeolikot)               |
|   194 | Uttarakhand   | Pithoragarh      | KVK Pithoragarh (GainaAncoli)         |
|   195 | West Bengal   | Mursidabad       | KVK Murshidabad                       |
|   196 | West Bengal   | North 24Parganas | KVKAshoknagar North 24 Parganas       |
|   197 | West Bengal   | Jalpaiguri       | KVK Jalpaiguri                        |
|   198 | West Bengal   | Birbhum          | RathindraKVK,Santiniketan, Bolpur     |
|   199 | West Bengal   | Purlia           | KVK Purlia                            |
|   200 | West Bengal   | Maldah           | KVK Ratua, Malda                      |

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