Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre Centre

Objective : Providing Science & Technology based information on Natural Disaster to the Government & General Public.

(A Regd. Society and Autonomous Body, Affiliated to Dept. of Science & Technology, GoK)

Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road, Near Attur Layout, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560064E-mail: dmc.kar@nic.in, dmc.kar@gmail.com, Website: www.ksndmc.org

Phone: 67355000 Director: 67355105 Fax: 67355198

Agro based Sector

Advices & Services of KSNDMC

Common Man

Agrarian Community

Fisherman

Transport Sector

Power & Energy

Irrigation

R & D

Role of KSNDMC in SUJALA III

• Guide in establishing Automatic Weather Stations in Watersheds and Data acquisition / Analysis

• Undertake weather analysis for identifying frequency of droughts and evolve plans related to climate smart farming

• Capacity Building• Climate variability• Weather advisory in Project Areas• Data needs and its Institutionalization

EMPOWERING THE INDIAN FARMER

Weather informatics for forecast enabled precision agriculture

The farmers have proved capable of adopting new technologies ; modern methods have made way into our farming practices.

There are problems, however, that still cause immense hardship to our farmers, and where conventional technologies can not help.

An example is the cost of irrigation. A marginal farmer has to hire and transport irrigation equipment; each irrigation episode costs about ` 2600.

Owing to such costs, farmers are usually burdened by loans that reduce income and also bring down their morale.

THE SCIENCE SOLUTIONAdvance knowledge of imminent rain to avoid unnecessary irrigationComputer-aided dynamical forecasts to decide irrigation scheduling

PRODUCT DESIGN: UNDERSTANDING USER NEEDS

Sustainability through Actionable Knowledge and Technology Innovation

Weather informatics for forecast enabled precision agriculture

We at KSNDMC have developed knowledge solutions based on weather informatics and forecasts specially designed to meet users‛ needs

THE CHALLENGE OF OUTREACHSolution must be with:

• Immediate and tangible benefits• No risk due to error in forecast• Easy access for implementation

~75% ACCURACY IN COUNT OF RAINY DAYS IN A MONTH

Forecast disseminated through Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC)

Validation using high-density raingauge network of KSNDMC

Farmers do not need precise values of rainfall or temperature: Forecast rainfall categories

Forecast must be at high spatial resolution: Forecast at village cluster (Hobli) level

Sustainability through Actionable Knowledge and Technology Innovation

A small or marginal farmer needs to spend ~ Rs 2500 for every irrigation episode

This reduces the net earning of the farmer, and increases the loan burden

Irrigation also adds to energy and carbon footprints of agriculture

Weather Informatics for Farmers: From Lab to FieldSample of End User Feedback

THE CHALLENGE OF OUTREACHSolution must be with Immediate and tangible benefits less risk due to error in forecast Easy access for implementation

A science solution is not necessarily an outreach solution

The area was receiving continuous rain and he would plan harvesting of banana crop if there was no rain in the next 3 days. The information based on the rainfall forecast helped him.

Feedback from:

Sh.Rudragouda

OPERATIONALSINCE JULY, 2010 WITH HAPPY END USERS

Along with its various ICT methods, KSNDMC also maintains a 24x7 Help Desk

Sh. Basavaraj Pattadakallu,

Bagalkote district

Sh. Balakrishna, Farmer

FromArkalgud,

Contacts the HELP DESK of KSNDMC. He had taken up cultivation of tobacco and wishes to know whether it would rain or not in the next 3 to 4 days to plan irrigation schedule. He was informed about imminent rain in his hobli based on the forecast of C-MMACS. He called later to inform that the forecast helped him to save about `.2,500.

He contacted the HELP DESK of KSNDMC for weather forecasts. The forecasts were found to be correct in most cases. He greatly benefited from these forecasts, especially for planning sowing, fertilizer applications and insecticide/pesticide

applications

Climate and Environmental Modelling Programme www.cmmacs.ernet.in Celebrating 25 Years

THE SCIENCE SOLUTIONAdvance knowledge of imminent rain to avoid unnecessary irrigationComputer-aided dynamical forecasts to decide irrigation schedulingPRODUCT DESIGN: UNDERSTANDING USER NEEDS

Forecast is used to advise farmers when NOT to irrigate if rain is imminent

An error in forecast only delays irrigation: risk-free

Accurate forecast saves the expenditure: tangible benefit

Reduced irrigation provides long-term benifits

GPRS Enabled and Solar

Powered Telemetric Rain

Gauge Stations (TRG)

Network In Karnataka

GPRS Enabled and Solar

powered Telemetric Weather

Stations (TWS) network in

Karnataka

Existing network

Telemetric Rain Gauge in all the 5785 Grampanchayaths

Telemetric Weather Stations in all the 747 Hoblis

A Rainfall monitoring station at every 32 sq. Km

A Weather monitoring station at every 270 sq. Km

SUJALA-III project needs Weather

Monitoring Station at every 5 sq. KmKSNDMC can take up the installation of compatible Weather

Monitoring Stations and Integrate with the Existing Network.

Daily Rainfall Maps of Karnataka

Improvement in capturing Spatial Resolution of Rainfall Example: Bhalki Taluk, Bidar District

1. One rain gauge for the taluk

2. Hobli level telemetric rain gauge without Interpolation

3. Hobli level telemetric rain gauge with Interpolation by krigging

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Improvement in capturing Spatial Resolution of Rainfall at Grama Panchayath level -

Example: Haveri Hobli

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Maximum difference is observed 2.8°C at 05:00 am of 18th December 2012

• Variation in Temperature measured in a area of 200 m x 200 m at KUDUR Hobli in Ramanagara District.

Hobli-Level Weather Forecast

KSNDMC in collaboration with CSIR-CMMACS, Bangalore has

developed a meso-scale model for Hobli level Rainfall Forecast.

Hobli level Rainfall Forecast is issued twice a day at 8.30 am

and 4.30 pm everyday.

KSNDMC in collaboration with SAC, Ahmadabad has been issuing

Hobli level Weather Forecast.

Hobli level Weather Forecast is issued everyday day at 12 hrs,

24 hrs, 36 hrs, 48 hrs, 60 hrs and 72 hrs format.

Hobli level Weather Forecast includes Temperature (T C),

Relative Humidity (RH %), Wind Direction,

Wind Speed (m/s) and Rainfall (mm).

Issuing synoptic weather forecast for 7 days and 15 days format.

24 hrs rainfall forecast Valid for

08.30 am of 07.10.2013 to 08.30 am 0f 08.10.2013

Hobli - wise Rainfall Forecast over karnataka:Yadgir Forecast Bulletin2013/10/07/YDR-07.1

Date of Forecast: 07/10/2013Time of Forecast: 08:30 AMForecast Period: 08:30 AM of 07/10/2013 To 08:30 AM of 08/10/2013

Yadgir

DISTRIC SUMMERY TALUK SUMMERYHOBLI SUMMERY

HOBLI NAME RAINFALL( mm) RAINFALL CATEGORY

TALUK SUMMARY

HOBLI SUMMARY

Shahapur5Hobli(s) MR

Shahapur 13.4

Doranahlli 11.5

Gogi (Gugipet) 12.4

Hayyala Buzurg 10.8

Wadagera 13.9

Shorapur1Hobli(s) LR4Hobli(s) MR

Shorapur 26.7

Hunasagi 6.5

Kakkeri 21.9

Kembhavi 9.2

Kodekal 17.8

Yadgir1Hobli(s) VLR2Hobli(s) LR3Hobli(s) MR

Yadgir 1.4

Balichakra 9.9

Gurmatkal 4.1

Hattikuni 7.7

Konakal 4.3

Saidapur 8.4

The Forecast represents category of 24-hr accumulated rainfall over the area

Based on the pilot studies carries out by CSIR Centre for Mathmatical Modelling & Computer Simulation (C-MMACS), in association with KSNDMC, an AutonomousBody, affiliated to Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of Karnataka

Disclaimer: The Mesoscale Rainfall Forecast Model Development has been taken up on pilot experimental basis. The results are being shared with the users with the information that neither CSIR C-MMACS nor KSNDMC will be responsible for the deviations for the Forecasted

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TALUK SUMMARY

HOBLI SUMMARY

Chamarajanagar1Hobli(s) VLR3Hobli(s) LR1Hobli(s) MR

Chamarajanagar 2.7

Chandakavadi 11

Haradanhalli 2.2

Harve 4.2

Santemarahalli 7.1

Gundlupet2Hobli(s) VLR1Hobli(s) LR1Hobli(s) MR

Gundlupet 1.4

Begur 8.2

Terakanambi 4.5

Hangala 1.6

Kollegal5Hobli(s) MR

Kollegal 13.5

Hanur 13.5

Lokkanahalli 8.6

Palya 17.8

Ramapura 7.9

Yelandur2Hobli(s) MR

Yelandur 14.6

Agara (Br Hills) 12.2

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“VARUNA MITRA” is equipped with the Technology to:

Receive 32 calls simultaneously.

Functions on 24x7x365 basis.

Provide Hobli-specific weather forecast & information.

9243345433 – 30 LINES

080-22745232

080-22745234

Interactive Help-Desk “VARUNA MITRA” Telephone Numbers

In order to disseminate Hobli level weather forecast and

Information directly to generally public, especially farmers, an

interactive Help-desk “VARUNA MITRA” has been functioning at

KSNDMC.

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Year wise Call details.

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Month wise Call Details from Jan – Sep 2013

SATELLITE BASED AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT ASSESSMENT

Proposed Doppler Weather Radar Network Over Karnataka Coast

Doppler Weather Radar for rain detection

Green circles are the Proposed 2 sites of IMD

Red circles are the Proposed 8 sites of C Band Doppler Weather Radars by KSNDMC

Gap Filling with X band Doppler weather Radars

Proposed Net Work of Doppler Weather Radars

KSNDMC Web-Portalwww. ksndmc.org

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Web enabled information dissemination to farmers at Raitha Samparka Kendras –

providing weather details

Thanks