A state-of-the-art Tsunami Warning Centre with all the necessary computational and communication infrastructure has been established.
It was developed using geospatial technology. The centre enables reception of real-time data from the network of national and international seismic stations, tide gauges and Bottom Pressure Recorders (BPRs), said Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Science and Chairman, Earth Commission, Government of India here on Saturday.
In absentia, his address was read out by Milind Wadekar, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Earth Science at the 20th Graduation Day of the Adhyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur.
Dr. Nayak said the Earthquake parameters are computed in less than fifteen minutes of occurrence. Tsunami bulletins are then generated based on decision support rules and disseminated to the concerned authorities for action, following a standard operating procedure.
The centre is being operated on 24/7 basis, apart from providing services to the country, it also provides advisories to many countries in the Indian Ocean.
For fishermen
Dr. Nayak added that the Potential Fishing Zones (PFZs) are assessed through Sea Surface Temperature and chlorophyll and remote sensing observations.
He said “the ability to forecast catch or seasonal abundance of stocks in different areas requires an understanding of various aspects of physical, biological and chemical processes of the sea.''
Satellite technology provides additional advantage to utilise synoptic coverage at short intervals of one or two days.
The PFZ forecast is being issued thrice in a week except during fishing ban period and cloudy days.
He said this was the short-term marine fishery forecast available in the country for the benefit of the small mechanised and motorised sector fishermen.
Technological research and advancement on ocean farming and ranching will bring economic security of the fishermen, he added.
Dr. Nayak exhorted the students to explore the oceans as a challenging opportunity. Work on problems, important to science or to the society in general, he said.
T. Banumathi, chairperson, Adhyamaan College of Engineering presided. G. Ranganath, principal, M. Thambidurai, founder chairman were present.
A total of 1,077 students from 12 undergraduate and 2 post graduate streams received the degrees from Dr. Milind Wadekar at the ceremony.
Of this, S. Kanchana, M.E., Computer Science, bagged the gold medal at the University-level and fourteen other students got university ranks.
