`400-cr seismic centre in Satara soon

May 27, 2012 |

Age Correspondent

mumbai

Union minister for science and technology and earth sciences Vilasrao Deshmukh has announced that India’s first state-of-the-art seismic research and monitoring centre would come up in Satara.
Mr Deshmukh informed that the seismic research and monitoring centre would be equipped to monitor and record seismic activities at a depth of eight km below the earth’s surface.
The minister on Thursday had laid the foundation stone for the `400-crore project that will spread across 124 acres of land at Hajarmachi, near Satara. The centre will be strategically important as it is close to Koyna Dam — one of the largest irrigation projects in India. Koyna and Karad belts are considered to be one of the most seismic prone zones in Maharashtra.
The centre will also be entrusted to carry out research, and investigate if there is any connection between water storage and earthquakes.
The second reason behind the geographical importance of the centre is the proposed 9,900 megawatt Jaitapur nuclear power plant in the Ratnagiri district. Activists have repeatedly raised fears of seismic activities at and near the power plant location.
The foundation stone for a Cloud Physics Lab at Mahabaleshwar, was also laid earlier this week, to study the rainfall patterns in Maharashtra. For the last few years, the state has been witnessing heavy rainfall in some regions, while drought in the rest of the state.
The state has also planned to provide Doppler Radar systems to Aurangabad.
Aurangabad is the third city in Maharashtra, after Mumbai and Nagpur, to get these systems. It will provide accurate information on climatic conditions to the farmers on their phones.
Apart from this, Mr Deshmukh also informed that there are plans to setup independent weather centres in each of the districts of the state. These weather centres will provide updated information on weather conditions using the latest technology.

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