The agriculture department of the state government will establish automatic weather stations in 524 grampanchayats in Hingoli district to provide immediate and accurate information about the weather changes to the farmers.

In the first stage, stations will be established in 524 grampanchayats, while the places for establishing stations have already been fixed in 508 grampanchayats. The remaining 16 grampanchayats do not have the places available, the sources said.

Presently, 30 automatic weather stations are operated in various revenue circles in Hingoli district. The information about the rain, temperature and humidity provided by these stations is proving beneficial to the farmers.

However, the weather conditions vary from village to village. Hence, the state government has taken the

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