The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : `Akash can be used in disaster management'

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

`Akash can be used in disaster management'

Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD: Akash, the indigenously built medium range software driven surface-to-air missile, which is equipped to provide communication and intelligence information to the defence forces could be used for disaster management, the DRDL Director Prahlada said at a press conference here.

He said technological support could be provided to coastal States to predict natural calamities like tsunami and coordinate rescue operations with advanced computer software used for missile development.

The DRDL was already working with the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, on evolving an advanced disaster management course in the wake of the tsunami tragedy, he said.

Quality manpower

Mr. Prahlada said DRDL could produce a broad variety of technologies ranging from aerospace sciences to high energy materials and electronics and instrumentation thanks to the quality manpower generated by the premier institutions of the nation.

Varsities roped in

Several joint programmes were taken up with various universities in the State - Hyderabad Central University, Osmania University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), ISB in addition to NIT, Warangal and the Andhra University - for its development and review systems.

Research was on in the areas of hypersonic technologies in Osmania University, high-energy materials and computational fluid dynamics with Hyderabad Central University and telecommunication inscription and information security at IIIT, he added.

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