Scientists warn of another tsunami in India
PTI[ SUNDAY, JANUARY 09, 2005 08:07:44 PM ] (TOI)
MUMBAI: The Consortium of Indian Scientists (CIS) on Sunday cautioned the Centre
that coasts of Mumbai and Orissa could be hit by tsunami anytime in the near
future
and disaster management cell should be in place to tackle the potential threat.
The Consortium, which had prepared a map taking the data from various sources
including World Meteorological Department and other seismic centres in India,
warned
a possible tsunami due to undersea earthquakes in the south Asian region.
The map also showed a milder version of tsunami in the Arabian sea region,
Convenor
and Secretary General of the CIS, PD Bhatnagar said at the plenary session on
"Disaster Management and Rehabilitation: the role of overseas Indians", at the
third
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations.
"We are not predicting but cautioning the government as there are 200
inter-dependent factors involved in construction of this map. Therefore, the
Indian
scientists should focus on studies on various parameters in depth to combat any
unforeseen disaster," Bhatnagar, who is also a consultant for National
Aeronautical
and Space Administration (NASA), said.
Bhatnagar advocated that the coastal areas in India could be saved from such
calamities using proper Rock Geometry and Tree Geometry.
He also suggested the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Indian
Meteorological Department (IMD) to take this data seriously and evolve
scientific
investigations accordingly.
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