There are seven Cyclone Warning Centers covering the east & west coasts of our country to cater to the need of Cyclone Warning Services and Marine weather services.

 

          Three Area Cyclone Warning Centres (ACWCs) are located at Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata and four Cyclone Warning Centres (CWCs) at Thiruvananthapuram, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar. The responsibility for operational cyclone warning work for the respective area rests with the ACWCs and CWCs. Area of responsibility of ACWCs and CWCs is given in Annexure I.

 

         All the 13 coastal States and Union Territories are benefitted from the services provided by these warning centers.

Annexure-I

 

Area of responsibility of ACWC/CWC

 

Centre	Sea area	Coastal area*	Maritime State
ACWC Kolkata	Bay of Bengal	West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands	West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ACWC Chennai	Bay of Bengal	Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal Kerala, Mahe& Karnataka & Lakshadweep	Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal Kerala, Mahe& Karnataka & Lakshadweep
ACWC Mumbai	Arabian Sea	Maharashtra, Goa	Maharashtra, Goa
CWC Thiruvananthapuram	Arabian Sea	Kerala, Mahe & Karnataka & Lakshadweep	Kerala, Mahe & Karnataka & Lakshadweep
CWC Ahmedabad	Arabian Sea	Gujarat, Diu, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Gujarat, Diu, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
CWC Visakhapatnam	Bay of Bengal	Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh
CWC Bhubaneshwar	Bay of Bengal	Odisha	Odisha

*Coastal strip of responsibility extends up to 75 km from the coast line.

 

 This was stated by Union Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in Rajya Sabha today.

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