GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4397
TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 30TH 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.
Annexure
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
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