[Assam] Research institute in NE

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

Research institute in NE
>From Our Spl Correspondent
 NEW DELHI, March 9 – Union Minister for Earth Sciences, Kapil Sibal today disclosed that a research institute is proposed to be set up to study seismic activities. Responding to a question by Sarbananda Sonowal in a Lok Sabha discussion, Sibal said that the NER was in Zone V, seismic map of the country. He said his Ministry has sought funds from the Finance Ministry for setting up the Institute to survey the seismic activities in the North-East.

Broadly, Zone- V comprises entire North-East, parts of Jammu and Kashimir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, and parts of North Bihar. The Bureau of Indian Standards based on various scientific inputs from a number of agencies has grouped the country into four seismic zones. Of this Zone – V is the most seismically active region, while Zone – II is the least.

Earlier Sonowal referring to the devastating earthquake of 1950s, wanted to know about the fate of the proposal submitted by Assam Science Society for setting up Advanced Warning System.

Meanwhile, the Minister denied that submergence of the two Islands in Sunderban area on Indo-Bangladesh border had anything to do with rising sea level. The Satellite imageries did not map two Islands namely Suparibhanga and Lohacharra. The submergence of the Islands and coastal areas is a complex process where several factors are involved.

Observations show that there is no significant sea level rise in the recent past. Global warming and seal level rise are global phenomenon, which are complex in nature. Coordinated efforts are being undertaken under world bodies to sensitise against consumption of hydrocarbon and looking for alternative energy sources.

 
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