Lok Sabha Question No. 4256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Automatic Weather Stations
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Shri V K Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4256

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 18 TH  MARCH, 2026

## AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS

## 4256.   SHRI V K SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the  Government  has  decided  to deploy 200  Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) across the country under Mission Mausam Phase II in 2026 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  currently  India  has  a  total  of  1,000 AWS  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  these  AWS  are  likely  to  be  deployed  alongside  the existing departmental observatories and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Sir. The Government has planned to install around 200 Automatic Weather Stations (AWS), primarily Agro-AWS, across the country during 2026 under Mission Mausam Phase-II. These stations will strengthen agro-meteorological observations and improve weather-based advisories for the agriculture sector. The details are given in Annexure-I.
- (b) Yes Sir. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) currently operates 1008 Automatic Weather  Stations  (AWSs)  across  the  country.  The  details  of  these  observatories  are provided  in Annexure-II.  In  addition,  IMD  also  utilizes  real-time  observations  from several  stations  operated  by  other  agencies,  including  State  Governments,  the  energy sector,  and  the  Central  Water  Commission  (CWC),  to  supplement  its  meteorological observation network.
- (c) No Sir. At present, there is no proposal to install AWS alongside the existing departmental observatories. The locations for installation of AWS are identified based on observational requirements,  spatial  coverage  gaps,  and  technical  feasibility,  with  the  objective  of strengthening and expanding the meteorological observation network.

## Details of proposed 200 Agro AWS network

| S. NO.   | STATES/UTs            | ProposedAgroAWS for installation in 2026   |
|----------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH         | -                                          |
| 2        | ARUNACHALPRADESH      | 4                                          |
| 3        | ASSAM                 | 13                                         |
| 4        | BIHAR                 | 21                                         |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH          | 14                                         |
| 6        | GOA                   | -                                          |
| 7        | GUJARAT               | 2                                          |
| 8        | HARYANA               | 8                                          |
| 9        | HIMACHALPRADESH       | -                                          |
| 10       | JHARKHAND             | -                                          |
| 11       | KARNATAKA             | 8                                          |
| 12       | KERALA                | 5                                          |
| 13       | MADHYAPRADESH         | 17                                         |
| 14       | MAHARASHTRA           | 11                                         |
| 15       | MANIPUR               | 2                                          |
| 16       | MEGHALAYA             | 2                                          |
| 17       | MIZORAM               | 2                                          |
| 18       | NAGALAND              | 2                                          |
| 19       | ODISHA                | -                                          |
| 20       | PUNJAB                | 4                                          |
| 21       | RAJASTHAN             | 10                                         |
| 22       | SIKKIM                | 2                                          |
| 23       | TAMILNADU             | 13                                         |
| 24       | TELANGANA             | 9                                          |
| 25       | TRIPURA               | 2                                          |
| 26       | UTTARAKHAND           | 3                                          |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH         | 36                                         |
| 28       | WEST BENGAL           | 8                                          |
| 29       | ANDAMANAND NICOBAR    | -                                          |
| 30       | CHANDIGARH            | -                                          |
| 31       | DADRAAND NAGAR HAVELI | -                                          |
| 32       | DAMANANDDIU           | -                                          |
| 33       | DELHI                 | 1                                          |
| 34       | JAMMUAND KASHMIR      | 1                                          |
| 35       | LADAKH                | -                                          |
| 36       | LAKSHADWEEP           | -                                          |
| 37       | PUDUCHERRY            | -                                          |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                 | 200                                        |

## Details of 1008 IMD AWS network

| S. NO.   | STATES/UTs            |   AWS |
|----------|-----------------------|-------|
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH         |    24 |
| 2        | ARUNACHALPRADESH      |    51 |
| 3        | ASSAM                 |    55 |
| 4        | BIHAR                 |    35 |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH          |    21 |
| 6        | GOA                   |     5 |
| 7        | GUJARAT               |    41 |
| 8        | HARYANA               |    30 |
| 9        | HIMACHALPRADESH       |    24 |
| 10       | JHARKHAND             |    22 |
| 11       | KARNATAKA             |    31 |
| 12       | KERALA                |   109 |
| 13       | MADHYAPRADESH         |    51 |
| 14       | MAHARASHTRA           |    65 |
| 15       | MANIPUR               |    19 |
| 16       | MEGHALAYA             |    11 |
| 17       | MIZORAM               |     6 |
| 18       | NAGALAND              |     9 |
| 19       | ODISHA                |    35 |
| 20       | PUNJAB                |    30 |
| 21       | RAJASTHAN             |    35 |
| 22       | SIKKIM                |     5 |
| 23       | TAMILNADU             |    51 |
| 24       | TELANGANA             |    24 |
| 25       | TRIPURA               |    11 |
| 26       | UTTARAKHAND           |    25 |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH         |    65 |
| 28       | WEST BENGAL           |    47 |
| 29       | ANDAMANAND NICOBAR    |    12 |
| 30       | CHANDIGARH            |     3 |
| 31       | DADRAAND NAGAR HAVELI |     1 |
| 32       | DAMANANDDIU           |     2 |
| 33       | DELHI                 |    19 |
| 34       | JAMMUAND KASHMIR      |    17 |
| 35       | LADAKH                |    12 |
| 36       | LAKSHADWEEP           |     2 |
| 37       | PUDUCHERRY            |     3 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                 |  1008 |

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## Annexure -II