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