Telemetric Weather Stations to be set up in 100 drought-prone tehsils of the state in phase 1
Relief Dept releases Rs 10 crore for setting up of TWSs, issues necessary guidelines to ADMs
By Our Correspondent
Lucknow: In a bid to effectively monitor drought conditions in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi government will establish Telemetric Weather Stations (TWS) in tehsils across various districts. In the initial phase, TWS will be set up in 100 most drought-prone tehsils across different districts.
Notably, priority will be given to setting up of TWS in Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, and seven districts of Bundelkhand where the threat of drought looms large every year. The Relief Commissioner’s office has issued essential guidelines to Additional District Magistrates for this purpose. Furthermore, instructions have been given to mark the land for establishment during the process.
TWS will be installed in all tehsils of Sonbhadra and two tehsils of Mirzapur
Principal Secretary Revenue P. Guru Prasad said that farmers in the state face significant challenges from drought every year. In light of their predicament, it has been decided to initiate setting up of TWS in 100 tehsils across different districts of the state in the initial phase. Subsequently, TWS will be established in all tehsils within every district of the state.
Relief Commissioner GS Naveen mentioned that in the first phase, priority will be given to the tehsils of all seven Bundelkhand districts, including Banda, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Mahoba, and Jalaun, which suffe5r from heightened drought impact. Besides, weather stations will be set up in all tehsils of Sonbhadra, two tehsils of Mirzapur, and one tehsil of each district of the state.
Notably, an amount of Rs 10 crore has been released for this. Necessary guidelines have been issued to the Additional District Magistrates of all the districts for marking the land for the purpose. It will be followed by setting up of TWS in all tehsils and blocks of the state.
TWS will be set up at a distance of 7-10 kms from AWS and ARG
The Relief Commissioner stated that guidelines have been issued for setting up weather stations at a distance of 7 to 10 kilometers from AWS/ARG in a space of 10×10 meters. Moreover, the location where the weather station is to be installed should have a suitable distance from large trees and buildings to mitigate potential risk posed by shade, sunlight, rain, and wind. Necessary measures for security against theft must also be put in place, he added.
