Belgaum was one of the five military stations in the Bombay Presidency where in 1851 meteorological observatories were established. The observatory was in the enclosure of the station hospital and was in charge of the senior medical officer of the hospital and under the system of administration medical department.
Five stations were: Belgaum, Poona, Deesa,Karachi, Bombay-colaba.
Source: Bombay Presidency Gazette
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