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Fresh seismic survey in Koyna-Warna region [1]

Kolhapur: A fresh study of the earthquake-prone areas in the Koyna-Warna reservoir area is under way. A team of scientists from the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, has arrived here and is expected to study the areas where seismic activity has been prevalent at low or medium intensity.

The scientists will use the Airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and photographic data acquisition and processing system for geomorphological and structural studies. The one-month study will focus on the tectonic activities around the Warna and Koyna dams.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2013
Vivek Waghmode [2]
Times Of India (Pune) [3]
Tags:
Maharashtra [4], Warna [5], Koyna [6], Dams [7], Hydrology [8], Earthquakes [9], Sangli (D) [10], Ratnagiri (D) [11], Kolhapur (D) [12], Reservoirs [13], Western Ghats [14], Arabian Sea [15], Dam Safety [16], Dams/ Irrigation [17]
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