Scientific development, conservation and management of land and water resources for sustainable economic development and healthy natural environment of the state

The action sloganIn keeping with the action slogan, “Scientific development, conservation and management of land and water resources for sustainable economic development and healthy natural environment of the state”, thedepartment hasbeen taking up broad based conservation activities through various state and central schemes, throughout the state. In the supporting services sector, soils of the state are being surveyed and tested for determining the health and capability status. In addition, daily weather conditions are being monitored through 17 Meteorological Observatories, 9 Automatic Weather Stations and 22 Automatic Rain Gauges established at different Agro-climatic zones throughout the state. The knowledge of which, are pre-requisite for planning and execution of various developmental activities.