Tsunami warning, storm system to be set up

Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Sept 30: The Centre is setting up an Early Warning System for tsunami and storm, surges in Indian Ocean at a cost of Rs 125 crore, according to an official spokesman of Department of Ocean Development (DoD) here today.

Talking to UNI he said the system was being set up by DoD in association with Department of Science and Technology, Department of Space, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and Academia.

The system aims at near-real time determination of earthquake parameters in the two known tsunamigenic zones of Indian Ocean Region, using a network of land-based seismic stations, establishing a comprehensive real time Ocean observational network comprising Bottom Pressure Recorders around the two tsunamigenic zones, Tide Guages, Radar based Coastal monitoring station.

He said developing numerical models for Tsunami and storm surges with all associated data inputs, generating coastal inundation and vulnerability maps and operating it on round the clock basis for generation of timely advise.

A cente would be set up at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.

The system is scheduled to be operational shortly.

UNI