PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Automatic Weather Stations
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Automatic Weather Stations
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.
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.
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.
This information was submitted by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences and Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in Lok Sabha on 18th of March 2026.
Annexure I
Details of proposed 200 Agro AWS network
S. NO.
STATES/UTs
Proposed Agro AWS for installation 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
200
Annexure -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