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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4256
TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 18TH 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.Annexure I
Details of proposed 200 Agro AWS network
Proposed Agro AWS for installation
S. NO. STATES/UTs in 2026
1 ANDHRA PRADESH -
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 4
3 ASSAM 13
4 BIHAR 21
5 CHHATTISGARH 14
6 GOA -
7 GUJARAT 2
8 HARYANA 8
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH -
10 JHARKHAND -
11 KARNATAKA 8
12 KERALA 5
13 MADHYA PRADESH 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 TAMIL NADU 13
24 TELANGANA 9
25 TRIPURA 2
26 UTTARAKHAND 3
27 UTTAR PRADESH 36
28 WEST BENGAL 8
29 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR -
30 CHANDIGARH -
31 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI -
32 DAMAN AND DIU -
33 DELHI 1
34 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 1
35 LADAKH -
36 LAKSHADWEEP -
37 PUDUCHERRY -
TOTAL 200Annexure -II
Details of 1008 IMD AWS network
S. NO. STATES/UTs AWS
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 24
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 51
3 ASSAM 55
4 BIHAR 35
5 CHHATTISGARH 21
6 GOA 5
7 GUJARAT 41
8 HARYANA 30
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 24
10 JHARKHAND 22
11 KARNATAKA 31
12 KERALA 109
13 MADHYA PRADESH 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 TAMIL NADU 51
24 TELANGANA 24
25 TRIPURA 11
26 UTTARAKHAND 25
27 UTTAR PRADESH 65
28 WEST BENGAL 47
29 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR 12
30 CHANDIGARH 3
31 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 1
32 DAMAN AND DIU 2
33 DELHI 19
34 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 17
35 LADAKH 12
36 LAKSHADWEEP 2
37 PUDUCHERRY 3
TOTAL 1008
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