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Agrometeorological
Advisory Service
A
grometeorological Advisories are prepared by IMD twice a week in
consultation with agricultural experts of the State Agricultural
Departments. They are broadcast by AIR stations and also
telecast by Doordarshan. The advisories contain, besides
information on past and expected weather, specific advice to
farmers on what agricultural operations they may undertake in
the context of these weather conditions.
The agrometeorological advisories are very useful to
farmers for scheduling of irrigation to save water, and choosing
the optimum timing for spraying of pesticides, application of
fertilisers, etc.
The
Agrometeorological Advisory Service is functioning at 17 IMD
centres located mostly at State Capitals viz., Ahmedabad,
Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Chennai,
Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, New Delhi, Patna,
Pune, Srinagar, and Thiruvananthapuram.
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