Ministry of Earth Sciences

Automatic Weather Stations

Posted On: 23 MAR 2021 4:25PM by PIB Delhi

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has undertaken installation of Agro-AWS at District Agromet Units (DAMUs) located in the Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) network. Agro-AWS is being installed at 200 DAMUs to augment block level Agromet Advisory Services (AAS) under Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme.

Installations of Agro-AWS have already started. Hardware has been received at 175 districts (KVK-DAMU). Civil work has been completed in 103 districts.  Agro-AWS has been installed and data received at 13 Districts (KVK-DAMU) in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana so far. Installation of Agro-AWS in the phase –I (200 KVK/DAMU) will be carried out during 2021.

 

Annexure I

List of 200 KVKs selected to establish DAMUs (including 115 Aspirational Dist.)

S. No

State

No.

District

KVK Name

1

Andhra Pradesh

9

Prakasam

KVK Prakasam (Darsai)

2

 

 

East Godavari

KVK Kalavacharla

3

 

 

*YSR Kaddappa

KVK Utukur

4

 

 

*Viziagnagaram

KVK, Rastakuntubai

5

 

 

Nellore

KVK AK Nagar

6

 

 

Kurnool

KVK Banavasivillage

7

 

 

West Godavari

KVK Venkatramannagudem

8

 

 

Krishna

KVK Garikapadu

9

 

 

Srikakulam

KVK Ambadavasla

10

Arunachal Pradesh

3

*Namsai

Dist Lohit

11

 

 

Papumpare

KVK Papumpare

12

 

 

Tawang

KVK Tawang

13

Assam

8

*Hailakandi

KVK Hailakandi, Chandpur

14

 

 

*Dhubri

KVK Dhubri, AAU, Bilasipara

15

 

 

*Barpeta

KVK Barpeta, Howly

16

 

 

Cachar

KVK Cachar

17

 

 

*Darrang

KVK Darrang, Mangaldoi

18

 

 

*Baksa

KVK Baksa

19

 

 

*Udalguri

KVK Udalguri, AAU, Lalpool

20

 

 

*Goalpara

KVK Goalpara,  Dudhoni, Goalpara, Assam

21

Bihar

14

*Khagaria

KVK Khagaria

22

 

 

*Gaya

KVK  Gaya

23

 

 

*Purnea

KVK Purnia (Jalalgarh)

 

24

 

 

East Champaran

KVK Piprakothi

25

 

 

*Begusarai

KVK Begusarai (Khodawanpur)

26

 

 

*Katihar

KVK Katihar (Tingachia)

27

 

 

*Sitamarhi

KVK Sitamarhi

28

 

 

*Sheikpura

KVK Shekhpura

29

 

 

*Nawada

KVK Kauakaul, Nawada

30

 

 

*Banka

KVK Vijaynagar

31

 

 

*Jamui

KVK Khadigram

32

 

 

*Araraia

KVK Araria

33

 

 

*Muzaffarpur

KVK Saraiya

34

 

 

*Aurangabad

KVK Aurangabad (Siris)

35

Chattisgarh

9

*Mahasamund

KVK Mahasamund

36

 

 

*Korba

KVK Korba

37

 

 

Jashpur

KVK Dumarbahar

38

 

 

*Narayanpur

KVK Narayanpur

39

 

 

*Bijapur

KVK  Bijapur

40

 

 

*Rajnanadgaon

KVK Rajnanadgaon

41

 

 

*Kanker

 KVK Kanker

42

 

 

*Dantewada

KVK Dantewada

43

 

 

Korea

KVK Korea (Salka)

44

Goa

2

North Goa

KVK Goa

45

 

 

South Goa

KVK Panji

46

Gujarat

9

Panchmahal

KVK Panchmahal

47

 

 

*Dahod

KVK Dahod

48

 

 

Amreli

KVK Amreli

 

49

 

 

Dang

KVK Waghai

50

 

 

*Narmada

KVK Seed multiplication farm, Dediyapada

51

 

 

Vadodra

KVK Vadodara

52

 

 

 Valsad

KVK Valsad

53

 

 

Jamnagar

KVK Air force road

54

 

 

Surat

KVK CRC, Athwaline

55

Haryana

6

Sonipat

KVK Jagdishpur, Sonipat

56

 

 

Shikohpur

KVK  Gurgaon

57

 

 

Karnal

KVK NDRI

58

 

 

Mahendragarh

KVK  Mahendragarh

59

 

 

Kurukshetra

KVK Urbanstate

60

 

 

Yamunanagar

KVK Damla

61

Himachal Pradesh

4

  *Chamba

KVK  Chamba (Saru Farm)

62

 

 

Bilaspur

KVK Bilaspur

63

 

 

Sundernagar

KVK Mandi

64

 

 

Sirmaur

KVK Sirmaur (Dhulakuan)

65

J and K

4

*Baramula

KVK Baramula (Kunzer, Tangmarg)

66

 

 

Kathua

KVK Kathua

67

 

 

*Kupwara

KVK Kupwara

68

 

 

Reasi

KVK Reasi

69

Jharkhand

17

*Lohardagga

KVK Lohardaga BAU

70

 

 

*West Singhbum

KVK BAU Jagannathpur

71

 

 

*Sahibganj

KVK Sahibganj

72

 

 

*Kunthi

KVK Diyankel Village

 

 

73

 

 

*Simdega

KVK Bano Simdega

74

 

 

*Pakur

KVK Pakur

75

 

 

*Godda

KVK Godda

76

 

 

Deoghar

KVK

77

 

 

*Chatra

KVK Chatra

78

 

 

*Palamu

KVK Palamu Daltanganj

79

 

 

*Bokaro

KVK Bokaro (Petabvar)

80

 

 

*Garhwa

KVK Garhwa

81

 

 

*Ramgarh

KVK Ramgarh

82

 

 

*Giridih

KVK Giridih Bengabad

83

 

 

*Hazaribag

KVK Hazaribag

84

 

 

*Latehar

KVK Latehar Balumath

85

 

 

*Gumla

KVK Gumla Bishnupur

86

Karnataka

12

Haveri

KVK Hanumanamatti

87

 

 

Mandya

KVK, V. C. Farm, Mandya

88

 

 

Bellary

KVK Hageri

89

 

 

Chikmagalur

KVK chikmagalur

90

 

 

Kodagu

KVK Gonikoppal

91

 

 

Bagalkot

KVK Agriculture Research Station,

92

 

 

Koppal

KVK ARS Campus, Kanakgiri Road

93

 

 

*Yadgir

KVK Kawadimatti

94

 

 

Tumkur

KVK ZARS, Konehally

95

 

 

Ramnagaram

KVK Chandurayanghalli

96

 

 

Chamrajnagar

KVK Seed Farm, Hardanhally

97

 

 

Kolar

KVK Tanka Farm

 

98

Kerala

3

Malappuram

KVK  Malappuram

99

 

 

Palghat

KVK Pattambi

100

 

 

Kollam

KVK Kollam

101

Lakshadweep

1

Kiltan

KVK, Lakshadweep

102

Madhya Pradesh

14

Ashoknagar

KVK Ashoknagar

103

 

 

*Singrauli

KVK Singrauli

104

 

 

Neemuch

KVK  Neemuch

105

 

 

Rewa

KVK Rewa

106

 

 

Katni

KVK Katni

107

 

 

*Damoh

KVK Damoh

108

 

 

*Barwani

KVK Badwani

109

 

 

*Rajgarh

KVK Rajgarh

110

 

 

Shahdol

KVK Shahdol

111

 

 

Balaghat

KVK Badgaon

112

 

 

*Guna

KVK Guna

113

 

 

*Khandwa

KVK Khandwa

114

 

 

Shivpuri

KVK Shivpuri

115

 

 

*Chhatrapur

KVK Chhattarpur (Nowgong)

116

Maharashtra

10

Nagpur

KVK  Nagpur

117

 

 

Palghar

KVK  Thane

118

 

 

*Nandurbar

KVK Nandurbar

119

 

 

Solapur

KVK  Solapur-II

120

 

 

*Osmanabad

KVK Osmanabad

121

 

 

Aurangabad

KVK Aurangabad-I

122

 

 

Bhandara

KVK Bhandara

123

 

 

*Gadchiroli

KVK Gadchiroli

 

124

 

 

Buldana

KVK Buldana-II

125

 

 

*Wasim

KVK Washim

126

Manipur

1

*Chandel

KVK Chandel

127

Meghalaya

2

*Ribhoi

KVK Ribhoi

128

 

 

West Khasi Hills

KVK Nongstoin

129

Mizoram

1

*Mamit

KVK Mamit

130

Nagaland

2

Mokokchung

KVK Mokokchung

131

 

 

*Kephire

KVK Kiphire

132

New Delhi

1

South–West District

KVK Ujwa

133

Odisha

10

Cuttack

KVK  Cuttack (Santhapur Farm)

134

 

 

*Rayagada

KVK, Gunupur

135

 

 

Mayurbhaj

KVK Mayurnhaj

136

 

 

*Balangir

KVK Nimkana

137

 

 

Jagatsinghpur

KVK Jagatsinghpur

138

 

 

Nayagarh

KVK Panipolia

139

 

 

Ganjam

KVK Benakuda

140

 

 

*Gajapati

KVK R. Udayagiri

141

 

 

Puri

KVK Puri

142

 

 

Angul

KVK Angul

143

Puducherry

1

Puducherry

KVK Puducherry

144

Punjab

5

Ropar

KVK Ropar

145

 

 

Jalandhar

KVK  Jalandhar (Nurmahal)

146

 

 

*Firozpur

KVK Ferozpur  (Malwal Farm)

147

 

 

*Moga

KVK Moga (Budh Singh Wala)

148

 

 

Barnala

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barnala-148107

 

149

Rajasthan

9

Chittorgarh

KVK, Chittorgarh

150

 

 

Dungarpur

KVK Dungarpur

151

 

 

*Karauli

KVK Karauli

152

 

 

*Jaisalmer

KVK  Jaisalmer-I

153

 

 

Hanumangarh

KVK Sangaria, Hanumangarh-I

154

 

 

Jalore

KVK Jalore

155

 

 

*Dholpur

KVK Dholpur

156

 

 

*Baran

KVK Anta, Baran

157

 

 

*Sirohi

KVK Sirohi

158

Sikkim

2

East Sikkim

KVK Ranipool

159

 

 

*West Sikkim

KVK Manga

160

Tamil Nadu

10

Cuddalore

KVK Vridhachalam

161

 

 

Pudukkottai

KVK Pudukkottai

162

 

 

*Ramanathpuram

KVK Ramnathpuram

163

 

 

*Virudhunagar

KVK Aruppukottai

164

 

 

Vellore

KVK Virinjipuram

165

 

 

Thirruvallur

KVK Tirur

166

 

 

Kancheepuram

KVK Kattupakkam

167

 

 

Dharmapuri

KVK Papparapatty

168

 

 

Salem

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Salem

169

 

 

Tiruchirapalli

KVK Sirugamani

170

Telangana

4

*Adilabad

KVK Adilabad

171

 

 

Nalgonda

KVK  Nalgonda (Kampasagar)

172

 

 

*Warangal

KVK  Warangal (Mamnoor)

173

 

 

*Khammam

KVK Khammam (Wyra)

 

174

Tripura

1

*Dhalai

KVK Dhalai

175

Uttar Pradesh

17

Bhadohi

KVK Bhadohi

176

 

 

*Sonebhadra

KVK Tissuhi, Sonbhadra

177

 

 

Kannuaj

KVK Kannuaj (Anaughi), Kannauj

178

 

 

Gorakhpur

KVK Belipar, Gorakhpur

179

 

 

*Fatehpur

KVK Tharion, Fatehpur

180

 

 

Bulandsahar

KVK, Bulandsahar, Bulandshahar

181

   

*Chitrakot

KVK Ganivan (Via-Pahari), Chitrakoot

182

   

Jaunpur

KVK Jaunpur

183

   

Kushinagar

KVK Veg Seed Prod Farm, Kushinagar

184

   

Azamgarh

KVK Harbanspur, Azamgarh

185

   

*Siddarthnagar

KVK Sohna, Siddharthanagar

186

   

Gazipur

KVK P G College Ravindrapuri, Ghazipur

187

   

Shajahnapur

KVK Niyamatpur, Shahajahanpur

188

   

Baghpat

KVK Meerut Road, Baghpat

189

   

*Balrampur

KVK Near Motipur Harhawa, Balrampur

190

   

*Chandauli

KVK Bichiya Agril. Farm, Chandauli

191

   

Mainpuri

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mainpuri-205001

192

Uttarakhand

3

Almora

KVK  Almora

193

   

Nainital

KVK Nainital (Jeolikot)

194

   

Pithoragarh

KVK Pithoragarh (Gaina Ancoli)

195

West Bengal

6

*Mursidabad

KVK Murshidabad

196

   

North 24Parganas

KVK Ashoknagar  North 24 Parganas

 

197

   

Jalpaiguri

KVK Jalpaiguri

198

   

*Birbhum

Rathindra KVK, Santiniketan, Bolpur

199

   

Purlia

KVK Purlia

200

   

*Maldah

KVK Ratua, Malda

* Aspirational Districts

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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