SciencePhoto: News18 HindiIndia to Establish 100 New Earthquake Observatories Nationwide
The Ministry of Earth Sciences plans to set up 100 new earthquake observatories across India, including four each in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. This expansion will strengthen earthquake monitoring and enable detection of tremors as low as magnitude 2.5. The announcement was made by Secretary Srinivas Kumar Tummala during the inauguration of the 183rd observatory in Kishtwar, inaugurated by Minister Jitendra Singh. The network has grown from 84 stations in 2014 to 183 now.
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